ten thousand arrows

walls against the masses
bombs
laws
machine guns
starving children
child soldiers
belligerence
clear cut forests
private forests
private beaches
private armies
private politicians
hatred
ignorance
spite
ill will
lies
threats
poverty
arrogance
disdain
meanness
pettiness
hunger
anger
incarceration
decapitation
humiliation
subjugation
domination
deportation
rationalization
bigotry
narrow minds
violence
war
corruption
pollution
delusion
dereliction
deceit
denial
feuds
fights
force
enemies
atrocities
self-interest
self-absorption
self-deception
self-promotion
cruelty
loss of species
lack of housing
lack of medical care
lack of clean air
lack of clean water
lack of clean food
poison in the environment
poison in the food …

anyone who opens the hand of peace
to the ten thousand arrows
had better first know love

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