What’s it gonna take
to stop all the fighting?
To end all the killing
Taking lives not ours
When will we ever learn?
Is it a hopeless situation?
One lost, beyond our control?
So many unanswered questions
So many answers…
we do not appreciate
Look around
What do you see?
So many dead bodies
So much lost ’cause of war
When will we ever learn?
If you read the papers
you know what I’m taking about
You’ve seen all the pictures
The nightmares keep you awake
When will we ever learn?
Maybe if we had a conversation
Talked about what matters
Listened to each other’s heartbeats
Maybe then we’d stop all the killing
Maybe then we’d appreciate
Poetic Alchemist 