Why Make Weapons?

“Why make weapons?” cry the people of Earth.

“We no longer need weapons; peace is steadfast.

At last we have learned how much we are worth

Conflicts are over and wars are now past.”

“Bullets and land mines and other things frightful;

We have no need for these things anymore.

Missiles and rifles, indeed very spiteful.

We don’t need the weapons we called for before.”

“We never needed force to solve what was conflicted,

For those problems were caused by pride.

Pride was a vice with which we were afflicted

But now we are humble and satisfied.”

When we reject war, someday we will learn,

That great things shall be granted to us in return.