The Little Wars

by Vali Hawkins Mitchell

It's not the nuclear holocausts that we worry about!
It's the Little Wars that wear us down,
The fights and feuds,
The conflicts and sorrows,
Today's and tomorrow's
Of never-ending non-resolves
That fatigue and tire,
Bog and mire
Us down in emotions
Too frequent to bear
That lead to despair.

Our battlefields are:
Work Sites
Bodies
Children
Relationships
Aging
Money
Marriage

And the Weapons of Mass Destruction are:
Despair
Loneliness
Isolation
Antagonism
Righteousness
Hopelessness
Grief
Fear
Errors
Anger
Longing
Yearning
Wanting
Giving up
Surrenders
Suspicions
Attacks
Terrors

Finding Peace is all we ask.
Making Peace is a daily task.