Despairing For Peace

Where are the good-willed men and women
who rang the bell, "peace on earth?"
The bell rings dimmer and dimmer.
God is at hand, witnessing the carnage, asking
"are they mocking me?" 
Peace will fail,
anarchy will prevail,
mocks the song, louder and louder.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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