Demetrios Trifiatis Poet Free verse

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" WAR AND PEACE " MY PHOTO, ©

Why My Lord Vii

Why, my Lord?

Why we cannot live in peace?
Why do we think it is right to wage war against our neighbors?
To still their land?
To burn their houses?
To kill their children?


Why, my Lord?

Why do we repeat the same mistakes for thousands of years, 
When we do see clearly that violence begets violence, and 
Death does beget death?

Why my Lord?

Why are we so blind as not to see the light of your truth?
So deaf as not to hear the thunder of your wise words?
So insensitive as not to sense the pain of our fellow men?
So unfeeling as to remain indifferent before:
Their suffering 
Their grief
Their agony, and
Their devastation? 

For how long, my Lord?

For how long should humanity endure hatred?
For how many more millennia should Man allow the aversion rule, 
Before he understands that your divine command to 
Love one another is the only solution for him in peace to live?*








©  Demetrios Trifiatis
       21 May 2021

* Dedicated to all innocent victims of war conflicts around the world.

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Anne-Lise Andresen May 21, 2021 at 1:33 PM - I'm in the same mindset as you today ... I'm thinking of the poor kids ... grief and suffering - Love does not cost lives ... and is easy to share ... I ask the man: Why? - It is the wickedness of the man ... and God crying over this behavior - Excellent written, dear friend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Demetrios Trifiatis May 22, 2021 at 3:36 AM Yes, I had the good fortune to read and to comment on your beautiful poem, my dearest friend, Anne-Lise. Thank you for your lovely visit and comment. Hugs xxx

Sotto Poet May 21, 2021 at 7:24 AM Dear friend Demetrius, this another piece of art that should be on POTD, the disdain we have as human beings is beyond imagination, the hatred we got towards each other should be gone, as we all getting ready to leave our confort zone. Take care and stay safe dear Freind. Demetrios Trifiatis May 21, 2021 at 12:37 PM My dearest friend, Lasaad, I really thank you for considering my poem as a candidate for POTD but you know that one can receive the honor only once a month so other worthy poets could be honored. You are so right about the disdain we have as human beings. You, my friend, agree with Plato on this point who says that there is not another animal that shows the disdain that Man shows. Blessings .

Vijay Pandit May 21, 2021 at 4:46 AM Why, indeed! May good bless them!! Lovely roses. Demetrios Trifiatis May 21, 2021 at 12:27 PM Thank you so much my dearest friend, Vijay. Blessings

Tom Cunningham May 21, 2021 at 1:14 AM Sadly in wartime its mainly the innocent that suffer, there are no winners in war, its sad to see so much hatred around the world. Tom Demetrios Trifiatis May 21, 2021 at 3:10 AM True, my dearest friend, Tom! It seems we never learn. We have the remedy, which is love, but we still persist in making war. Thank you for your kind visit and input!