a truly foreign policy

"peace through strength"
says the grand ol' gipper
shalom showered down
to the very last whimper
love doesn't let
evil empires endure
no, compassion must choose
even the harshest of cures

but what is peace if not a refusal to kill
and what is love if not surrendering one's will

my commander in peace
says bring healing to the land
for strength isn't something
wielded with hands
he says its farming a field
and not turning around
it is planting a seed
with our knees in the ground

'cause what is peace if not followed to the cross
and what is love if not a life that is lost