Violence

Violence erupts As pressure builds inside No warning, no alarm siren Sudden spurt of lava Effacing life, love and dreams War drums, grenades, gun shots Fire spitting dragons of tanks Sizzling missiles and bombs Screams, wails and bloodshed Thousands fall dead Thousands, maimed and crippled Pale faced grimace of death! Volcanic violence blasts the Earth. Blights life. Flee away from its course! Seek shelter in the bastions of peace, Before it sweeps you headlong, Charring you to death, As unsuspecting flies in a flame! Milton the blind bard of England sang "Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war" Let no man take up arms against another For when peace dwells within There shall be peace without!