A Man of Peaceful Means

Why are those of peaceful means

So often hated and reviled?

To teach and preach for kindness sake

Is hardly breaking any rules.

 

And yet the cruel and hardened fact,

The one that cannot be denied,

When pulpits reach to speak of love

They’re levied with the brand of fools.

 

And hate becomes the child of fear,

Without a tear, his conscience bare,

And lashes out with loss of reason

As the legions seize his fuel.

 

And though the masses sue for peace,

Long for love and fellowship,

Their light cannot outrun the darkness

Cast upon the pristine pool.

 

Heroes rise and legends fall.

Still the banner carries forth.

For always men of peaceful means

Prepare for battle and renewal.