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Peacefool times

War is neither glamorous or attractive. 
These words feel empty when time and again you've been slapped on the other Gandhian cheek. At the risk of sounding jingoistic, had to write these few words.
Make love not war is all I hear,
Then why do we walk this valley in fear.
Give peace a chance they protest,
Just as we put their bodies to rest.
But War is never the answer they say,
As I watch yet another soldier lay.
Oh let’s hope there’s no war ahead
Pray, ask those surviving the dead.

No, not just the soldier’s
But also every other’s

The ones who lost something to terror.
Terror not just in an army camp or an armoured van, 
Terror on the streets, terror on the roads, 
Terror on the trains, terror on the planes, 
Shots in a hotel, blasts in a cafe.
Civilians turned to dust, plenty bodies burst.
Many homes destroyed, many families ruined.

Please go ahead and do explain, 
What caused this suffering and pain,
In the times of peace as they say,
We watched many slay.


 Mumbai Blasts 93, Mumbai Train Blasts, 26/11 Terror Attacks,
Delhi Bombings, Pune German Bakery Blast, Akshardham attack,
Uri Attack, Baramulla Attack, Pathankot Attack, Amarnath Yatra Attack,
Pulwama Attack     -------------   Do we put a comma or a stop here?

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