Nobody Wins

I wonder if after all of the wars 

and high stacks of corpses  

millions of dead bodies in so many graves

does anybody ever win?

I have finally discovered

that we keep having wars

and more and more soldiers 

and innocents, mothers and children

and men who aren't soldiers die.      

I wonder what would happen

if we got to know each other

as sisters and brothers

in the human family

and if we understand each other   

and lose all of are fears,

could we all live together in peace.

It seems to me that the tradjadies

come back with our soldiers

as well as to many soldiers 

who return in coffins.

All of the hurts, pain and horrors

live with us long afters the wars end. 

It seems to me that nobody really wins.

What I don't understand

is why we don't learn from

those hurtful, painful and horrible

experiences.

I don't understand why intelligent humans

continue to keep on killing each other. 

I do honor the brave soldiers 

who stand up to protect all of us.

I do honor all of the brave soldiers

who die for us.

Yet I see clearly that after all of the wars,

the truth is apparent.

Nobody wins. YES nobody wins.

So why do we have to have so many wars?

Why can't we learn this basic lesson

and see that nobody wins.