No One Wants To Say I'm Sorry

Recently I read a poem called Peace Please by Vicki Lawana Trusselli and I was so inspired by what she wrote that I thought I should write a poem on peace myself. Then I realized this would be a great challenge.

Let's put the pencil to the paper and write a freeform poem on Peace.

The poem should be 60 to 200 words and should be about what peace means to you or a call for peace.

To enter this challenge please post your poems in the comments here.

The subtitle should read: A Rick Henry Christopher Peace on Earth Challenge

Link back to this post in your poem. Here is the URL: https://vocal.media/writers/no-one-wants-to-say-i-m-sorry-3m1fg0dk5

Every poem will be a winner. I will feature all the submitted poems in a special post on both Vocal Media and the Facebook group Vocal + Assist.

The deadline to submit your poems is Friday, February 23rd.

I will begin sharing these poems on Vocal and Facebook toward the end of February.

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“No One Wants To Say I'm Sorry”

What would this world be like if there were no wars?

What would it be like if it was devoid of grief?

Imagine opening all the doors,

To let love in, so we can live in peace.

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Remember when John Lennon sang, "Imagine all the people living life in peace."

Is it reality or just a dream?

I don't know; perhaps it's just a dream.

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Change won't come through governmental mechanisms,

It's the people, those who run the government, and private citizens that will make the change.

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But, we don't want to get along,

We prefer to call each other names.

None of us want to look in that mirror - NONE OF US!

No one wants to say I'm sorry.

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We'd rather lie than face the truth,

That most of us are good people.

We'd rather tear each other down,

Yet most of us are not that evil.

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Where does it start?

We must do our part,

It starts one person at a time,

Looking into our hearts to find the peace within.

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Live with peace within yourself,

And maybe, someday, others will follow.

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A Note from Rick: I am guilty of not wanting to look in that mirror. There are things for which I do not want to apologize. Sometimes I'd rather be selfish and make it all about "ME." I'd rather think ill of those that have hurt me instead of forgiving them.

So, maybe my first step is not to look for forgiveness, but to forgive and to, in my own mind, think one good thought a day about the ones that have hurt me. Maybe, just maybe, if I do this, a small portion of the cosmos of this universe might begin to change.

Let's each do our little part to change the cosmos of this world. Let's make this a domino effect and let those tiles fall toward the order of world peace and unconditional love!

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Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but all big things begin with a dream, a hope, or a prayer. It's the actions you take after that dream, hope, or prayer.

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It's your turn LET'S IGNITE THE DREAM!!!

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Thank you for reading my friends!!! I look forward to reading your poems!!!

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With Love, RHC ❤️