When Will There Be Peace Poem by Muhammad Yusuf Musa

When will there be peace

When humanity is lost
In the jungle of greed tossed
And the world made for us
Is damned to be destroyed by us

When flowers of brotherhood
Wilt in garden of falsehood
And cruelty becomes the salt
We dish our meals

When the Lord of love
Is served with candles burning the fire of hatred
And blood stains
Drawn from our brothers' veins
Become the paints
We adorn our saints

When our humanity is measured
By our color and race
And religions made for compassion
Are hijacked into aggression

When rays of hope
Lurk behind clouds of desperation
And stream of tears
Runs in garden of fears

A desperate child
Orphaned by the mercilessness of time
Cries out in absolute dejection
'When will there be peace? '