There Was War

First there was peace.

There was a garden,

and there was quiet.

There was woman and man

but there was no child.

Then came the sin

and from sin there came anger.

There was hate

so there had to be war.

There was war.

There was blood.

There was fear.

There was war

and hate.

There was war

and anger.

There was war

and violence.

There was war.

There was a bomb,

and then there was no time.

There was a pause,

there was a peaceful, silent moment,

there was silent peace.

There was peace in all that silent death.

There was a forgiveness,

there was an abandonment of anger.

There was heaven, then.