Where there is little love there can be no peace <br />If hearts are at war, thus begins the warring of nations afar <br />Only with peace of the heart can peace start <br />With its absence we have the beginnings, of hate and of war <br />The ultimate cause of destruction among men <br />Evil hearts kill, their friends and their for <br /> <br /> Bombs and fire can kill all life <br /> <br /> Strife in the heart can kill the spirit <br /> <br /> Why not try to love the people of this world <br /> <br /> Some are our foe with a poisoined soul <br /> <br /> The warring hearts who poison their souls <br /> <br /> We need not hate, but have freedom and peace <br /> <br /> It is hard to love, our friends and our foe.<br /><br />Anne McDowell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/street-gangs/