IF MAN WANTS? | POEATREEMAN on Xanga

IF MAN WANTS?

If man wants
to fight a war
Let
him
not be here

For
peace
cannot be
Until
man
is no more

If
man wants
to fight
hatred
Let
him
start
with himself

For
love cannot be
Until
man
finds
his heart

If
man wants
to fight
injustice
Let
him
start
by not
judging

For
truth
cannot be
Until
man
accepts
the wrong

If
man
wants
to fight
wrong
let
him
start
with
all
that is right

For
good
cannot be
Until
man
is faced
with God

If
man
wants
to fight
at all?
Let
him start
with
all that is wrong

For
caring cannot be
Until
man
shares his heart.

A THOUGHT!

If man wants
to fight war?

Let
him
start
with peace

If
he wants
to win it all

Let
him not
start one at all.

Dedicated To
The Peace of Mankind

A Poeatreeman
It
takes
one wrong
to kill
a right

It
takes
one truth
to see
the light

It
takes
one time
for man
to answer

It
takes
one question
to find wisdom

It
takes
one's wisdom
to answer.

Edgar Allan Prieto
10/22/92
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto





IF MAN WANTS? | POEATREEMAN on Xanga