You cannot peel an onion
without a stream of tears
or fix a broken mirror
that you have loved for years
Nor can you outrun sorrow
when a dear friend is lost
no fervent wish or prayer
can bridge the span they crossed
Who can escape the bruising
from terror, dread and wars
or be unscathed, unbroken
devoid of battle scars?
And who on earth can brandish
a robe of righteousness
when feet of clay are muddy
hands stained with lawlessness?
Yet there is a hope more certain
than time and skies above
the road from hell to freedom
is paved with childlike love
You cannot peel an onion
without a stream of tears
or fix a broken mirror
that you have loved for years.
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You can not peel an onion without a stream of tears or fix a broken mirror that you have loved for years. Beautiful diction of a perfectly rhymed poem. Enjoyed reading. Thanks for sharing.10 points.