When Did This Happen?

When did war become woven into the inner being of the fabric of our lives?

It was not always so.

So when did it happen?

When did violence become the way we settled our grievances and differences?

It was not always so.

So when did it happen?

War kills more than the bodies of those whose lives are snuffed out in a moment.

It kills the soul

Of all of us.

Violence never settles any grievance or difference we may have with one another.

It kills the soul

Of all of us.

When did war and violence become who we are and what we do to one another?

It was not always so.

So when did it happen?