Friday, August 26, 2016

Imagine Not Going To War


Imagine not going to war
but going to peace; not shedding
tears of sadness but tears of joy;
imagine not having to face terror
but to face comfort.

Imagine all the people living life so free:
to balance our hearts upon each other
souls joined together in harmony
creation and spiritual wisdom
only to exist in freedom.

Brothers, sisters, lovers and friends
let us squeeze the fruit of love
to drink from one another’s hands
to sweeten the savage misery of those
who create hate—this time let us lead them.

Earth is exhausted, consumed and
crawling on her knees screaming: Pick
me up. Hold me. Love me, please. I have
given you my water, my air, my trees
only to have you abuse me with your greed.

Imagine the whole world, all of humanity
feeling the flutter of peace in their hearts:
if war with its complicated structures of
destruction and terror can be so quickly mobilized
then peace with its simplicity could be mobilized faster:

Imagine Not Going To War But Going To Peace

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from my second book: 'The Second Coming' (2012)

Publisher: Stillpoint Books

"Imagine all the people living life so free" – John Lennon



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