Why Peace Is Always A Good Idea
For Jacqui Hairston, with love
Because you could plant peach trees
And because of peace
You could eat them in five or six
Years
Peaches not trees
And your children
Could eat them
After you are gone!
And because you could not see
A friend for a long, long time
But
Because there is peace
You would not lose them forever
But see them next time they come
To town!
You could go ice skating
Or roller skating
And no guns would go off
Scaring you.
You could grow old
And have a nice long beard
And no rockets
Would appear
To set fire
To it!
You could swim in the ocean
And see turtles
And whales
And nothing would interrupt
You, even if you fell asleep
On your back!
Not a single bomb
Would be going off
Anywhere!
And people would let you drift
To shore
And they’d wake
You
With music and some food
That
Would be strange to you
But so delicious!
They’d want you
To like their peaceful land:
They’d want to learn about yours.
Peace is great for this sort of thing.
And when you went home
There would be a whole house
Intact
Waiting for you.
Your room warm and cozy
And your dog happy to see you
And everything! Even the cat
Might take a look at you,
Seriously,
As if she cared!
All this can happen in peace.
Never in war.
And this is why Peace is always a good idea.
Earth likes it too! She’s tired of being marched on and hit by crazy humans
Who never see how sweet she is
Or appreciate
Her windstorms
or
Her curves.