13 Years have come and gone
New threats have sprouted
Old ones are still growing
ISIS
Militant Groups
American Beheadings
These are not things
Peace and Partnerships
Are made of
Mothers and children are being
Beaten, Assaulted and Murdered
Men are killed,
Tossed aside
And forgotten
Where do we go from here
Each side feels
Betrayed
Unheard
And
Disrespected
And want to be feared
Fear has risen
in all who cares
Loved ones hope and pray for peace
Men prepare to fight again
To continue to fight for their freedom and their beliefs
Others push forward to remember those taken from us
On that sad and gloomy day
13th years ago tomorrow
Has there been no lessons learned
Must we really go back
To what was
Instead of moving on
Is peace so hard to accept
And hold on to
We should face the truth in all that we do
What happens now is on all of us
We must change the path of the road ahead
Take a stance and try to begin again
Take the anger and revenge out of our actions
Work is the only way to make this work
But both sides must commit to the effort
No sitting back waiting for the others lead
If only you could close your eyes
Count to three
And just stop fighting
Then and only then would or
Could we “Let there be peace”
Let There Be Peace©
Copyright 2014
Felina Silver Robinson
The Writings of Felina Silver Robinson 