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Thoughts on War
By Don Iannone

A latent potentiality
living in all of us
to kill what lives
because we hope
death will bring relief
from our pain and suffering.
The dark path our fear follows
when it burns out of control,
causing hatred and self-righteousness
to waltz to the magical Hell dance
until wrath pronounces a winner.
Primal nightmares, disguised as honorable
legends discharged from one dying
generation to the next.
Ever present karmic fault lines in our soul,
spewing horrific ugliness
on all in its path.
Our slumbering fear of nonexistence,
which we think is escapable
through battle, blood, and pain.
Surrender the war within yourself each day
to the silent peace of dawn,
as She re-awakens our sleeping loving spirits.

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