imagine peace

I didn't write this but I thought it was a good poem for Imagine Peace..


Imagine the time before the world warWhen people could live behind an unlocked doorBefore Pearl Harbor was bombed by JapanBefore the diary of a girl named AnneBefore Hitler and Germany’s HellBefore survivors had a story to tellBack when Jews were free to beBack when there was no term “Nazi”Before the hate and devastationBefore African segregationWhen life was just and fair to allBefore the Twin Towers’ fallBack in the years before ChristBefore a man’s life could be pricedBefore murder and before crimeImagine living in this timeWith nothing but serenityWhen death had no identityWhen peace and bliss were everywhereBefore creation of warfareImagine this, can you try?Before there was reason to cryBack when life was worth the timeWhen it was his or hers, not mineBack when love was in the airWhen people desired to careCan you imagine this?A world existing with such bliss.No you can’t, and wonder whyYou can’t imagine, though you tryBecause this life was never trueEver since the sky was bluePeace has never been a factJust a concept, just abstractAnd before you do see peaceYou, yourself, will decease.