the Arms of Peace

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the Storm is tearing. the Suffering devastates
scarring,
maiming,
harming.

the Eye of the storm is still.
the I of the storm is at peace.

What Arms to use?
Guns or Ghandi
Kassam or Khayyam
Mines or Mandela
Terror or Theresa
Killing or King

in the palm of the Hand is the will. the will to act.
Arm yourself against the enemy
With an arm that has a hand
With a brain that tells the arm,
With a thought that guides the hand
with respect,
with receptivity,
with healing,
with strength
like the arms of a parent with a new born babe
Such are the Arms of Peace.

Choice is the cutting edge of Now.
Now is the presence of our choices,
the choices of our parents
the choices of our grandparents
the choices of our ancestors.
Choice is what we have,
to steer,
in the currents of Now
so the trajectory of our journey
leads toward a Life, which blends Rights and Responsibilities
through the courage of compassion, trust, generosity and peacefulness.

Can the I choose the Eye of the Storm?

The butterfly flies
fragile
each flap an action
affecting change.