In the transition time
it is peace for a while
To combat each other
the old powers are too weak

and the new ones still too small -
infants in the ****
who endear and
temporarily disarm everyone

in the pityful awareness
that this ****** will lose
its innocence to the desires

that proliferate in the growth
of body and mind and
that can disrupt lives
as if a war is going on

It will cost a life
of missed opportunities
to become old and wise
and allow peace