This soul of mine, passed down to me
From my father and his before
Through generations infinite
We're carried on forevermore
My soul will be inherited
By my children, passed down from me
And passed along to their daughters
And sons, down through our family tree
That is what I was always told
And as I grew it's all I had
But now my soul is threatened by
Man's deadly war - pointless and sad
My brothers and I have been forced
Into this war against our will
And now they want to take our sons
To fight this war - to maim and kill
They call this fight a "holy war"
Between those with different beliefs
But love, not war, is what God wants
Not for us all to suffer grief
God gave Jesus - his only son
To die for us so we would learn
Yet here we stand, ignorantly
Ending ourselves as our souls burn
Mercilessly, they take our sons
And then come for our grandchildren
Hasn't my family hurt enough,
Suffered and given all we can?
Will we survive to see the day
Our family's finally recompensed?
Will we live to see our rewards
For patient faith despite expense?
Or will they fight 'til we all fall-
'Til no one wins but death and sin
And my soul dies, not to return
As I bury my grandchildren?
I watch as these poor, lost souls fight
Listening only to rage and pride
Breaking the 10 commandments just
So each side can prove itself right
"That's not God's will!" I yell in vain
But here my words go still unheard
Will they ever open their eyes
And let us choose how we must serve?
"Leave us alone and let us serve
And praise our God in our own way.
Don't let my soul die with my sons.
Let us live on another day!"
(This is yet another piece I was hired and inspired to do. Again, not my style but hopefully enjoyable or even inspirational to someone else out there. Happy reading!)
