MONUMENT
He fought in no wars.
He killed no one.
Did not carry a gun.
Expressed his anger strongly
at the appropriate times.
He raised his fist
but never struck anyone.
More often he raised a glass.
On occasion he ate meat
and killed insects.
And yet, in all the downtowns and towns
i have ever been in,
not once have i seen
a monument to him or his kind.
(poet's note: There is an International Peace Garden at the U.S. and Canadian borders of North Dakota and Manitoba.
Mankh (Walter E. Harris III), a poet and essayist, is the author of Singing an Epic of Peace; author/edited Haiku One Breaths; Mankh also edited an anthology of essays and poems entitled MODERN MUSES: How Artists Become Inspired. You can contact Mankh here: mankh@allbook-books.com.
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