The War in Iraq and Afghanistan have always been on my mind and in my prayers.

Peace, Where Art Thou?

The war in Iraq goes on and on
With little mention of Afghanistan.
Why do we send our military so far?
Why do they hide pictures of those
carried home?

These answers I do not have
Only the powers that be have knowledge.
We pray they will not keep our
people much longer,
We pray that the number of dead
reaches zero.

Does not matter if you are for the war,
Or matters not if you are against it.
What matters is our fathers, sons, husbands,
mothers, daughters, wives.
Our sisters, brothers, our aunts, uncles, cousins.

Men that are loved, woman that are loved,
Dreams never to be complete,
Rings never to be worn
Babies never to be born.

Never to see their families again,
Oh! The ramnifacations of death are so many
I cannot go there, too sad, too horrible.
Do we even know the number death took?

I, for one, continue my daily prayers
Please bring all our people home alive.
Please allow them to return to family units.
Please bring peace not only to us, but also the world.