Hi-Dong Chai Poet Free verse

I Hate War

I hate war

I hate war
War kills
War maims
War widows
War orphans

It leaves a deep scar
Not only on the land
That takes years to heal
But also in the hearts of those
Who are affected by the war

I am one of those
Who carry a deep scar
To this day
More than sixty years later

During WWII under Japan
I lost my brother, my best friend
He left home
As a vibrant 15 year old boy
To save his father from Japanese prison
He returned home
As a worn out 18 year old man
He died a year later from his injury

When he died
Light went out of my life
Nothing has been the same
Since then

I often ask 
Why do we fight?
Why do we kill?
Isn’t it more fun
To play together instead?
To sing together instead?

I picture a scene
Where people of diverse cultures
Hold hands across vast continents
Over deep oceans
Form a giant circle
Look at each other with broad smiles
Sing a might song of brotherhood

Wouldn’t it be wonderful
If that day comes
In our life time?

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Gregory Richard Barden August 12, 2019 at 6:38 AM (2) Enjoy your work very much, Hi-Dong - it has an honesty and humility that is rare these days, and I appreciate you sharing it. Blessings and joy to you and yours! ~ The Bard Hi-Dong Chai August 12, 2019 at 10:41 AM Thank you for reading my poems. After publishing several long stories, that took me dozens of years, I decided to spend my twilight years writing poems early this year, 2019. It has been fun. By the way I am an engineer and a Korean.

Gregory Richard Barden August 12, 2019 at 6:37 AM Indeed, it would ... wonderful write! I believe human nature is innately self-destructive and have doubts about its survival, but I also believe that love is the one force that transcends time, and eclipses all others. Hope remains, by the sheer power of love. (I have a number of pieces on war you may find interest in, such as "Travel Light", which was used to teach a War Poetry class at Bilkent University in Ankara, "No Heroes - WWI", "Crimson Pacific", and "Return To Flanders Field").

Kim Rodrigues August 11, 2019 at 7:48 AM Your poetry touches my heart...so heartfelt! Welcome to PS! ...Kim Hi-Dong Chai August 12, 2019 at 11:32 AM Thank you!