“When was Peace Time” - a poem

Was there day

a minute. a second

which passed without bloodshed?

Certainly not a decade

a lifetime or century

passed without unthinkable acts

I have heard of peace-time, but when was it?

After the war to end all wars?

Some lives have known peace, but not so our creations

Has a minute has passed without deadly munitions

Has a day has passed without butchery

a year passed without killing for the best of reasons?

The rare Christmas truce not-withstanding

Many battles have been fought on that day

And what of Nowhruz, Hanukkah, Hajra and more

Those days have passed with dead by the score

Soldiers are valiant and colors bright

Heated discourse lead to a fight

What of the children, too young to know

Why the battles rage leaving blood to flow?

Tell me

Was there day, a minute, a second I need to know