so many lives have been offered for
borders, constitutions, ideals, and religions
the number of corpses must have fallen short
for there is still a need to fight–to destroy–to kill
so many soldiers have died
some with honor
some in disgrace
so many civilians have killed and
many more have died
but they lack a tomb for the unknown
so many years since
hominids became humans
developing societies and cultures and dreams
so many years have provided the opportunity for some to be socialized to destroy humanity
so many years and roving bands of demented cause seekers have pressed the dream of civilized creatures deep into the dirt–the mud–the crust of the earth
so many years and some of us are foolish enough to dream of peace
how many years are left for dreaming