Please We Want Peace

Thirty years of pain
Hatred running through the veins
Of those who kill for fun

Bombs go off, people are murdered
Family members grieve
Yet the guilty go free

Then one day a peace agreement is signed
The two sides come together
And everything feels alright

But hatred still thrives
People are still being killed
And families weep the night away

What do we have to do?
To live in peace and harmony
Please let us know

We can’t stick it any longer
Please no more fighting
Just give up your guns

Please we are down on our knees
Begging you please
Let us live without living in fear

If one side can lay down their arms
Then why can’t you
Just give up this war

Lay down your guns
Let everyone know
That religious hatred is no more


Joanne Kennedy
September 2005 ©