Posted: 05/31/10 23:09
by Rob Shumer
They say today on Memorial Day, we honor all who have served,
A day to thank our military, providing the accolades they surely deserve.
We honor our national servants, who provide families with wonderful memories,
We celebrate this day as a time to repay those who lie in military cemeteries.
Many families visit their markers, lay flowers at the foot of their graves,
We ponder the lives that were lost, as the American flag proudly waves.
And ask why these lives should have ended, died from war’s unnatural causes;
As we honor the lives of the fallen, and grieve for families and their losses.
May our commanders remember the commandments, we’re told that “thou shalt not kill.”
It is a matter of making a commitment, it is a matter of developing the will;
To end war and all of its horrors, to make peace our most important goal,
To cease the killing and destruction, and stop the unending death toll.
Can war be such a noble endeavor, the killing and maiming of masses,
Unable to reach peaceful solutions, resolved only through military clashes.
Look deeply into faces of those left behind, as tears well up in their eyes,
We question the meaning of war, and wonder why so many must die?
There must be a better tradition, as we keep the fallen in our thoughts,
Perhaps it is a new resolution, that no new war will ever be fought.
A new commitment by leaders, solve conflicts through more peaceful means,
To prevent this unnatural habit of destroying our youth in their teens.
So cry ever softly for our soldiers, remember the beauty of their lives,
Understanding that those who have perished, were our sons, our husbands, our wives.
We will work for a more peaceful world, no longer committing humans to slaughter,
And preserve the lives of our families; our fathers, our mothers, our daughters.
