War- in its cruelest
form
gifts a man with
conflict
so that he knows
the horror of
darkness
and can make a
promise
after the war
has been seen through
to retire to a
quiet place
where the birds
can sing
and the sweet
smell of spring flowers
can draft
through the house
on warm, sunny
afternoons—
but he never
forgets
that festering
whore of war
where the soul
is lost
and mankind sees
their most dreadful days—
except in the
most extraordinary of ways
war is the only
way
a man can know
peace
truly
in his heart
after living the
loss of it,
and with
absolute resolve
commit
to hold peace
close
and never let
it be pillaged
again
again
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