embrace peace

oh America

when will you open your arms

and embrace peace

allow true justice to shine

without doubt turn the policing eye

on the corruptions all around

pushing until only chaos

can push back when confined

when will the politicians

see that the people can lead

force doesn’t lead to peace

it leads to more control

someday we may recover

but the real illness is internal

peace is what happens

when power is not based on

who kills the most

who will survive unless

we realize the power of peace

oh America

what would allen think

being Buddhist

being dead

travelling the between

what would henry think

being alone mind always

at walden

a state of mind

finding the power of peace

oh America

the cherry blossoms are bleeding

and we are making more enemies

as a country we have enough

stand instead for peace

equality justice and liberty

maybe then the world would follow

force something to happen

and it will not be real

remembering the past

and learning from all the forefathers

right the wrongs and reaching strong

for the power of peace

oh America

such a sad situation

we the people still yet

to have our say

we trust elected decisions

but can see the strings still

attached to a power

in control that is out of control

would it really be so hard

to embrace the power of peace

oh America

this is serious too

money may buy votes

and more power and more control

but peace shouldn't cost a thing

when hatred has been transcended

peace should shine on the other side

no doubt though

that it has been there all along

unlocking the power of peace

oh America

don’t let us the people down

we have no choice but to be here

locked into a nightmare

melting pot boiling over

seas to where the money

and dollar signs blink the most

we don’t have the option

of trying somewhere else out

we are here so why can’t we find

the power of peace…