RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: PEACE
Security
Security cannot be achieved through firearms
Security cannot be achieved by force
Though desired by all and everywhere
Security is a matter of course
We are not made safe by walls and fences
We are not made safe by arms
If we wish to erect our best defenses
We must honor the saying: Do no harm
No one wants to live danger
Yet danger lives most everywhere
It might be a friend or an unknown stranger
It may glance at you or stare
You will know it when it takes its place
You will know it when it acts
When it takes you in its cold embrace
Your whole world will turn to black
Love your neighbor as you love yourself
Be as fair and honest as you know how
Every human should be treated well
More than ever we need it now