Jimmsfairytales0com's Posts - iPeace.us2024-03-28T17:11:01Zjimmsfairytales0comhttps://ipeace.us/profile/jimmsfairytales0comhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/63690109?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://ipeace.us/profiles/blog/feed?user=3pwl9q04vmxd5&xn_auth=noPoem: "Can You Do It?"tag:ipeace.us,2009-10-05:2217368:BlogPost:21065422009-10-05T00:40:33.000Zjimmsfairytales0comhttps://ipeace.us/profile/jimmsfairytales0com
<b><u>Can You Do It?</u></b><br />
<br />
Are you brave enough<br />
To lay down your arms?<br />
Are you strong enough<br />
To walk away from Power?<br />
<br />
Are you smart enough<br />
To admit that you know nothing?<br />
Do you really want it all?<br />
- Enough to turn “mine” into “ours”?<br />
<br />
. . . They’ll tell you that attack<br />
. . . Is the best form of defence.<br />
. . . They’ve got it wrong,<br />
. . . And I’ll tell you this:<br />
. . . That one was made up<br />
. . . By those who profit from War.<br />
. . . Attack is just the most<br />
. . . Offensive form of…
<b><u>Can You Do It?</u></b><br />
<br />
Are you brave enough<br />
To lay down your arms?<br />
Are you strong enough<br />
To walk away from Power?<br />
<br />
Are you smart enough<br />
To admit that you know nothing?<br />
Do you really want it all?<br />
- Enough to turn “mine” into “ours”?<br />
<br />
. . . They’ll tell you that attack<br />
. . . Is the best form of defence.<br />
. . . They’ve got it wrong,<br />
. . . And I’ll tell you this:<br />
. . . That one was made up<br />
. . . By those who profit from War.<br />
. . . Attack is just the most<br />
. . . Offensive form of cowardice.<br />
<br />
Are you rich enough<br />
To share the little that you’ve got?<br />
Are you selfish enough<br />
To want Want and Need to cease?<br />
<br />
Are you strong enough<br />
To let your life be ruled by Love?<br />
Are you really brave enough?<br />
Brave enough to live in Peace?<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . - Jimmy Hollis i Dickson<br />
. . .. . . . . . . . 21st September, 2009<br />
. . . . .. . . International Day Of Peace<br />
. while listening to Concert for Peace,<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bedford,<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Balham,<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .London<br />
. . . . . . . . . . (sitting next to Maeve)<br />
. . . . . [middle 8 written 2 days later]