I am prone to neither violence
nor vengeance,but I confess I sometimes wish
that whatever has happened
to the civilians of this conflict,
and especially to its children
would happen
to the people who insist
they deserved whatever they got.
It is sheer criminality,
a monstrosity
to believe civilians and children
should suffer so much
because they belong
to the 'other side.'
The only real sides
in any armed conflict
are those who work for peace:
justice, equality, inclusion, human rights
and those who work for war:
violence, destruction, suffering and death.
Le Anne Clausen de Montes, 2024
