Send no more sons and daughters off to die
What in this life
Is worth dying for
Not the rich, possessions, religions, philosophies, kingdoms, land
Maybe the poor
Maybe the right to be truly free
Not if I have to kill my brother
Not if I have to make an orphan with a rifle
Not if I make a widow using a knife
Let me stand with you in your strife
I lay down my life
No one takes it from me
I will not stand for injustice, dictators, violence, intolerance, dominance, oppression, ignorance, hate, or war.
If I come right out and say it
Then the radio won't play it
So you'll have to read between the lines

© Timothy E. Wahlstrom, December 6, 2015