From Hiroshima to 9/11 proof of man's inhumanity you'll find <br />To the innocent and unprotected of his fellow humankind <br />Get rid of nuclear weapons, of bombs, fighter planes and guns <br />'Tis not for fighting and dying in wars that parents raise their daughters and sons <br />Take power off of the non fighting warriors who to their power base cling <br />They start wars and cause the deaths of thousands yet their praises we do sing <br />We only need the rule of law not Nationalistic pride <br />Spread amongst the population by those who send the young to war saying god is on our side, <br />There is no such a thing as a superior race despite what some do say <br />That sort of thinking leads to war and we read and hear of every day <br />Another war or threat of war in the name of the greater god <br />And those who suffer in a war are the poor and the downtrod <br />And wars are started every day by those who seek more power <br />And the flower of peace for some time now is a slowly withering flower.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/take-power-off-of-the-warring-kind/
