Make Peace Not War

To make peace not war
You have to be able to leave
Things as they were before
A camp site fire leaves an open sore
Being able to feel the Earth and her core
Ride it wide open and yank on her cord
You take your hat off as you look at the shore
You feel the things that she needs
And feed them to her as she breathes
You put your hands on
As she bleeds you count her moves
Then be there as she clings
Then when shes done you have made peace

October 17, 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 1, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist,and I’d love to discuss the possibility of bringing this poem to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@: akiraa_artly
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April 24, 2016 at 11:18 AM
Courtney Courtney, nicely penned. Glad to read your poem today. Luv *LINDA*"
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