Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Violence Be

Throughout all time of humankind

Violence has been the prime way

To settle conflicts of the mind.

For help on this to God we pray.

We all believe we each are right

And that God is on our side,

As we battle in test of might,

God taking those of us who died.

Those of us still living fight on.

On violence we humans dwell.

The only fact we know each dawn,

Violence will keep us in hell.

"Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth,"

Violence is a human truth.