peace without war
she told me I wasn’t the one
and I believed her
she said there would be someone else
long after my time here
who would wage the war of all wars
one that would bring
everlasting peace
I responded in kind
saying I wanted peace without
waging another war
it was then she left the room
laughing as she went
june two thousand twenty-four
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