For the sake of your child
Your lovely one, your heart,
What would you do for them?
“Anything,” you say,
“I would lay down my life for my child.”
If that is so, would you, for the sake of your child …
fight in a war
tend the wounds of your enemy
live next to a stranger
lay down your arms
shake a new hand
all for the sake of your child?
Then you no longer have enemies.
You have neighbors.
For the sake of your child
Your lovely one, your heart,
What would you sacrifice for them?
Would you swallow your pride for them?
Would you change your mind for them?
Would you accept change and difference for them?
Then let your child be the peacemaker of the world!
If we truly love our children
It is our duty to give them peace.
Not power, not wealth, nor land.
For the sake of your child
Your lovely one, your heart,
Let them inherit peace.
Though the price be beyond imagining
Choose peace.
Karen Muriello
Oak Park