2007 THIRD PLACE (TIE)

FIGHTING FOR PEACE
Adedeji Adegbamigbe Jr
16 years old, New York

Does fighting bring peace?
How does the injury and killing
of people
make everything go away?
I would think that
It just made things worse
What happened to talking?
When I was little,
I learned in school that
If you had a problem
With someone
You'd talk it out with them
Say your sorry.
Forgive them and forgive yourself
Then move on.
Fighting, and especially killing
Wasn't allowed
But now we have grown up
Fighting for peace.
What school did they go to?