Prayer Warrior

Some wage war, blood-thirsty barbarians all

Consumed of such vile lusts

As bring the world to its knees.

But, out of sight and earshot

Some hold their contempt

As though holding the tiger's mouth shut

With their bare hands...

Those hands clenched together like welded metal,

Those hands pressed to sweating drops of blood

For the peace which passes all understanding

To fall like spring rain

And our parched human hearts

Before all decency and kindness

Vanishes forever.