Give Peace A Chance - A Song Of Woe And Hope Poem by Richard St. Clair

Cynicism in our time holds sway,
Lives disregarded by cold-blooded men
Attacking creeds and cultures, every yen,
That make this orb a hell whereon to stay.
Idealists strive to found a fledgling peace
While wars go on, unthinkably, I know:
Ignorance and rage drive every foe
To fight on stupidly without surcease.
We need a new Mahatma Gandhi, yes,
To waken peoples wherever they live,
With a new ahimsa tailored us to give,
To stay warmongers, and us all to bless.
Though now a world of hate I weeping see,
A greater love will win, eventually.