YOU COULD HAVE PUT PEACE ON A MOUNTAIN
An Anti War Poem by: Rayna Kay Osia
January 17, 2004



Why did you pledge to stand
with her on the same free damned land
from high on your bluff with a fountain

you made her wear a uniform
and salute the waste your palms in
You Could Have Put Peace On A Mountain

She was hearing those bombs and missiles explode
so she ran for her life she was young Battle Rose
and love made her eyes and only God knows
those millions of headstones you're countin'
You Could Have Put Peace On A Mountain

What was she put here for
when everything turned into war
and she died fast with no conception

you put her only soul behind
what is trapped in a leaders mind
You Could Have Put Peace On A Mountain