Children of War

Children of a thousand wars

   heed their cries,

     their screams

Their wails echoing

   in the sullen space

     maddening...deafening.

Children of a thousand wars

   their thoughts

     tainted with blood and violence

Their dreams

   shattered in the gun shot's rage

      all lost...all gone.

Children of a thousand wars

   their faces

      painted with death and grief

Their tomorrows

   fading in the darkness of night

      vanishing...dying.

We are all children of war

   heed our cries

      our screams

Save our tomorrows

   as well as our dreams

      let it come...let it live. 

Once Upon a Time

How perfect--

life seemed then.

Our hands held together

Our hearts beating as one

Filled with such passion

Such joy

Such love.

Lifeless

What cooled the warmth

In a hot summer's night

What made

The candles die

What weakened the love

In thy lover's eyes

Once sealed and tested

By TIME.