THE GREATEST WAR

Hope sounds the battle cry:
It's time to chase away the fears
of this sinner who has turned one-eighty,
so come now, warriors, and raise your spears!

Love tears down the fortress
of Hate, Lust, and Pride,
throwing them into the fire
that's warming the soul inside.

Faith crushes the timbers
supporting Fear's strong towers
and plants a watered garden
full of fountains, warm breezes and flowers.

Kindness spreads the welcome mat,
after kicking Hatred aside,
and strengthens the heart for service
to others, instead of Pride.

Honor captures Lewdness,
and slashes the demon in two
as Patience sooths the troubled mind
and runs Worry through.

And in this endless, eternal fight,
we see the greatest fusion:
where Man meets his God in sweet surrender
in the most beautiful conclusion.

SHE

She won't slow down,
she can't stop.
She's wrapped up in her pain,
running until she's ready to drop.

She's all alone,
in her silent suffering.
She's cast away
with the ill and dying.

We look at her
and see a disease,
thinking our ignorance
is a way to please.

Where did we lose

our innocence?
We take the far side of the road,
ignoring this conscience.

Why are they condemned to die
alone, forsaken, in the back way?
Why do we live in our mirage
ignoring what happens in a real day?

We can't wait for someone else
to come and be the hero,
when we have so much to give.
So let's disable our pride and go.