I Hope

By Phillip Hennessy

I Hope this war is swift, and brief
I hope that those who die Believe
I hope that those who kill them, see
the tears and grief of each Family

The sons who will grow up without guidance
               just the Hate they have for their fathers' killer
                wondering when it will be Their turn to die
                at the hands of a faceless, foreign Foe
with whom they have no argument, or feeling

The daughters who will have children
That have no Grandparents to talk to
                To tell them how wonderful Life can be
                And that War is such a shameful Waste
                a Criminal Act that defies all Understanding

© 2003 Phillip Hennesy, March 2003