War, historical and present
Weapons, easy to get
Video games, movies, the news
Contact sports, players and fans
Opinions with bad sources
Not listening to others
Closed minds, too confident
Add emotion and hate
Violence in speech and writing
Physical fighting and worse
Harming others demeans ourselves.
Our community and country suffers.
The eyes see the natural world,
Plus words upon a page.
Bright light, large print are aides
Necessary as we age.
The ears hear the natural world,
Plus words from many sources
Experience and knowledge are aides
More wisdom as we age.
Our vision of the world
Of earth and all its creatures
Arrive through our senses
More truth as we age.
