Enough

• Artist: User 33251061
• Description: I was reading the news on NYTimes.com, and I saw this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/world/middleeast/syria-damascus-developments.html?hp. So I thought to myself, why do we keep fighting? It helps no one and hurts everyone. So I wrote a poem, because I wonder, when are we going to realize that we've shed more than enough blood?
  As for the picture, I chose America, but the poem applies to all countries, all people everywhere.
  Hope it makes you think. And don't rant at me.
• Date: 01/02/2013
• Tags: enough

The world's seen enough battles,
Fought enough wars,
Killed enough people,
Closed enough doors.

Though the wars are long gone,
Shelved away as history,
Can the people learn from their mistakes,
Be it loss or victory?

To some, war's not just a story,
But in fact quite real,
They're the ones who have lost family,
Sustained wounds that will never heal.

Why must this go on?
Why can't we ever learn?
Why can't we just STOP
And feel some concern?

For the people who miss
Their families and friends,
For the people with loss,
For whom we can make no amends.

The world's seen enough battles,
Fought enough wars,
Killed enough people,
Closed enough doors.

But when?
When can we finally say
That the killing and bloodshed and war
Is more than enough?