Let me state the obvious:
Increasing peace in your life
increases peace in the world
maybe not by much,
but God doesn’t appear
to be biased against increments
considering the way time accumulates
or disease.
Make peace just as insidious
with a few surreptitious words
or subtle deeds
keep placing straws
on that camel’s back
Don’t expect discord
to just knuckle under
It has its own proponents
But at least you won’t be giving them
the run of the place.
by Michael Favala Goldman
Originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of Silkworm
published by Florence Poets Society.