I may or may not know why you want to hear it. Only that I wrote it. If you know who I am, you know who I am, but if not, this poem is to remain anonymous. I mean that in every sense of the word. The Peace’s Declaration of War I stand there amongst you Though I’m not there at all I’ve watched you just stand there I’ve seen all you fall I watched as you severed your favorite ear And see only anger, depression, and fear You opened your hearts; gave away what was mine For thirty two fifty or a buck sixty nine No more can I watch, I cannot stand by As you tear it all out, then stay up and cry Be deaf to the din, ignoring the clatter, Knowing its worthless, but say it don’t matter But they are the scared ones Afraid of your roar So let us now shake them With this declaration of war Let no innocent fall, let no guilty escape The shame of their truth, let them bear the weight Let them bear the anger, depression, and hate Let them live in this world, this barren landscape Let us take with us the worthy, the unfortunate few Who would dare to question their unconscious rules If they didn’t long ago, make the mistake Of picking up anger, depression, and hate Let them see the light within their unnatural load Let us speak only of truth, and show them the road Let our kindness betray that darker side Let them see that evil is only contrived Let them feel the truth with a resounding nod When they look within, and to each other, for the concept of God And look not with the ways of this morbid hour And listen not to those who wield all the power So when they look not down, and cease trusting above And look only within for the concept of Love And then let loose true freedom, that impending roar And follow beside me, in this declaration: of war
"He who would sacrifice an essential liberty for an unessential safety deserves neither that liberty nor THAT safety"- another anon
