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Strength and Peace

Strength and peace,
How long have all lands sought these things,
Ironic that they can never coincide,
Thus when strength comes in,
Our peace is lost,
And many must needlessly die.

Our great land of Britain,
A marauder, blackguard and thief,
How long before it can remove its taints,
Of every war crime ever listed down,
When it all,
All comes down to it GB's never been a saint.

Peace seems at arms' length,
For those whose reach is all so great,
So they decide to put it off,
It seems that strength's still the trend,
Strength's so good,
It won't hurt for peace to wait.

Well I hope I speak for all,
And at least for those who wish to see an end of war,
Would you please lay your arms down,
Let's try pre-emptive peace,
Drop the weaponry,
Of war we've had our fill and we don't want strength anymore.
 

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Steve Regan

Sat 23rd May 2009 21:39

Don't entirely agree with the sentiments expressed here, Joshua, but I think the comparison you draw between strength and peace is a rich one. It takes real strength to wage effective peace, but then again sometimes you have to fight to bring about peace - and to achieve justice, for that matter. Keep writing boss.

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Joshua Van-Cook

Tue 19th May 2009 10:23

The point was that we all strive for both strength and peace in many areas but strength has been prescribed as a craze/ fad preferable to peace. This has happened everywhere. I was trying to convey that putting strength ahead of the prospect of peace will inevitably lead to further conflict and as trying to pursue peace is a perfectly valid option, it should be the primary focus of all governments, in lieu of strength.

<Deleted User> (6230)

Fri 15th May 2009 23:47

I'm not sure that "strength" is the right word, as strength is something that can hold a peace in place. Like a strong descision or will against oppression. I'm just not sure it conveys the sentiment that you wish it to, though I like the idea.

Maybe "force" is more accurate, though it may not fit your poem. Anyway, I'll leave you alone now.

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