the lovers of peace followed your dreams

[jimboloco]

the lovers of peace followed your dreams

your dreams of freedom, love, and peace
and
all the soldiers making good things happen,
the
world would do just fine
but
we asked the iraqis to turn in their guns
but
nobody did after the looting
after
the invasion to liberate them
but
we couldn't see the obvious
as
peace lovers braved the battlefields
unarmed
bringing smiles to angry fearful people
and
leafletting soldiers
with
circulars of good things
what
they could not know
before
the battlefields
so
the lovers of peace followed them
there
with your dreams.
keep dreaming.
they will follow

© 2003
jim willingham
(for the brethren and witnesses for peace and the vets for peace and the parents of active duty gi's in iraq who have travelled there roadgoing)


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