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The Dynamics of Peace and War

Ares and Aphrodite,

An unlikely duo,

I know.

How could war caress peace?

With all the bloodshed in tow?

How could peace dance with war?

When the opposition only continues to grow?

In times of war,

There can be peace.

Like when a soldier helps a child to their feet.

To help, to guide, to nurture back to full health.

In times of peace,

There can be war,

Like when colonial ships arrive at a foreign land’s shores.

To betray, to invade, to conquer the lands,

of the people who had extended a helping hand.

Diplomacy isn’t always an option,

Sometimes violence is the only solution.

To defend, to protect,

Violence can be justified.

And so can peace.

To prevent the blood of the innocent from being spilled,

To keep bodies from feeding the grass upon the hills,

War and peace co-exist,

The tides turn and they twist.

Ares and Aphrodite are always in each other’s midst.