Squatter's Rites - Volunteer State Community College

14
Just a Word
Peace is just a word
Yet, the action is immaculate.
Our worldly civilization distracted
Furious with boredom.
And devastated by disagreements.
What more could we want than peace
To see the sickening genocides cease.
Their guns plugged with patience
To give the trigger finger a conscious.
And the mourners a bereavement.
Just one single day of peace
Would allow love and understanding to increase.
And lift this foggy haze of hate
Giving us one final chance until it’s too late.
And we all end, ourselves.
If violence begets violence
Then peace begets peace.
The world in a common alliance
May seem a little extreme.
But everything begins with a dream.
David Burns
Raymunda Solorio