Melanie C. Campos ~ MahTame

SHALOM, PEACE

I dream of peaceful times
free from all wars
and disturbances

in times of health
safety
soundness
welfare
friendship
and the unified
diversity of
man and beast

I dream of peaceful times
for everyday
with no interferences

to awake each
morning without
the thought of war
without having to
worry about
my future
for our children’s
future
even for their
future

I dream of peaceful times
free from hatefulness
and horrid crimes

to walk in harmony
hand and hand
with each person
no worries
of color
or culture
unified as one
people
as a whole nation

I dream of true peace
free of injustices, greed
and hypocrisy

to live in well-made
homes
and free from
crooked lawmakers
to eat plentifully
where no worries
of crime infested
neighborhoods
and lawlessness rules

I dream for that peaceful time
when true peace
will be a reality