This poem was written for a new anthology of writing on war and peace called:
'LINES IN THE SAND'
All Royalties and Profits to UNICEF for the children of Iraq
It is published by Francis Lincoln - ISBN 0-7112-2282-7
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When people pick up guns,
They pick up people.
When people pick up bullets,
They pick up lives.
When people aim their guns,
They aim at people.
When people shoot their bullets,
They shoot out lives.
When people go to war,
They blow up houses.
When people blow up houses,
They knock down homes.
And all the living people
In the houses
Are dead. Or dying. Leavings
Of skin and bone.
When people lay down guns,
They help up children.
When people lay down bullets,
They lift up life.
When people bomb with flower,
Seed and blossom,
Peace explodes, fruits and grows. War
Withers and dies.
When people throw out hate,
They bring in love.
When people imprison war,
They set peace free.
When people end the killing
To start a new
Beginning. We live! Live on,
Our children's children.
NO MORE WAR!
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