Abolish All War Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

Why can’t peace
be the anthem of my country
that we sing throughout the years,
so the lives of our young
are not shattered and lost
leaving our people
to shed sorrow’s tears?

Time could be lived
in a world without fear
where we teach
our children brotherhood
making it clearly understood
that hate and war are NOT answers
to any of life’s challenges in this world.

Why can’t we raise our flag to THAT;
unfurl a flag that flies
over a people that are free
to flourish and grow
in peace and serenity
and share the BLESSINGS of life?
Or is that only a dream
buried with our dead
that the living still want to know...
Why can’t we abolish all war
and build upon peace instead?