peace is not

streets that dont speak,faces mechanically moving.hammers hung from belts,books closed, coffee brewing.the voices of need and passion,silent statements in flesh.god, or something more,understanding beyond conception.the hand extended,and boots laced tight.the flame of truth,flickers, stays strong.nothing more needs be said,than to live…unto!

….. apply’that’s like saying:hungry, need not eat.homeless, need not a home.people, need not betreated as people!or…Americans, need not freedom!

faces peeled,razor knives.hands cut off,feet bloodied.mouths open,gulping air.eyes plucked outby the lies.souls barteredfor a cup of rice.flags burning,bodies strewn.the well oiled wheel,turns in spite.no god,could bear to look!

every thought, every desire,every dream an ending,and a beginning…every word spokenclothing countless wordsunsaid, not conceived.every touch a grain of sandon an unknown beach.every fire built in the nightfinally swallowed by darkness…darkness unto darkness,and only memory ignitesthe birth of a star!

i don’t give answersto questions i cant answeri don’t believe anythingjust because it’s saidor writteni don’t pretend tomake you more comfortablei don’t change formsto fit the situationi don’t follow, i don’t settle,i don’t quiti don’t try to change youi work on changing mei don’t do hate

neither are justiceand capitalism!you say it’s un-Americanto protest against Wall Street,and the money system.i say it’s un-Americanfor millions to go jobless,homeless, and hungry….while you pad your pockets.you got rich by thesweat of our brow….you need to stand back,and look at the truth….before it knocks you down!

go to bed hungry tonite…every child afraid to sleepfor fear of the soldiers,the bullets, the bombs….every child abusedby his parents…every child humiliatedfor being different.every child who’s neverknown his own father…every child with no hopefor an education…every child sleepingin homeless cars.every child alone,lonely, without love.every child of every broken home,every child, every color, every country…staring at…

and ice has formed on the lipsof the heart…close the eyes softly,prepare for snow…praying for the promise of spring!

i want to see what You do,i want to be what You do!i want to get my hands dirty.feed the hungry, share what i’ve got….heal the sick, listen with the heart.not so much worried about calming the storm,i just want to stop the wars!stand up to the political and religious leaders…i’m with You!‘forgive to be…

fell like agony rainonto the bound corpseof flesh made holy.the stone rolled away…a sparrow flewtowards light beyond conception.and all of mankind,-mouths agape-stood silent by love’s fire,shuffling their feet,counting victories by bodies!while history itself,-began anew-yet no one heardthe shout of silence…except for the tearsof male benediction’s common whore,and a bird without a name!

the history of the ages,creation and destruction.saw passion and faith,wars, freedom, and hunger.saw the murderer and the murdered,the philosopher, and the thief.saw both justice and injustice,ignorance and understanding.saw peoples of all colors,crying out for help.saw fury and forgiveness,saw beauty and ugliness.saw the face of my neighbor,saw the image of God…i shook my head,and looked again…and…

when your lonliness lights a candle,then i will come as wind to blow it out.when your tears fall onto my scars,then the silence between us breathes….