A six year old child wakes up in a desert amongst graveyard silence. Realizing that she got struck in an alien place, the girl started crying. At distance she heard a voice and she started talking with it.

“Why are you crying, my child?” asked the voice in a kind manner.

Stunned to hear a voice in an empty place the girl with a tinge of fear replied “I don’t know where I am now and couldn’t find mommy and daddy”.

“Don’t worry dear they are safe with me”. Hearing this she started crying more saying “I want to see my mommy. It’s very calm and spooky, I want her and I am scared.”

“My child that is not possible for sometime” answered the voice.

“If they are with you, why can’t they talk to me, you do talk with me” asked the girl in a feeble voice.

“Well dear they are in heaven with me, you can see them one day but you have to wait for that”. Hearing this she started crying more and asked “why my parents are with you and where am I now?

The voice said “you are in a refuge camp and your parents are here as an aftermath of war”.

“But I never asked mommy for war, I asked only for a teddy bear. Tell mommy I don’t want teddy bear and ask her to be with me right here, it’s too scary without her.”

The voice smiled a bit and said “dear it is not some thing you wanted but it’s an act of some cruel people in this world who want to rule the world. This has been happening for centuries”

“Please stop it, I want mommy and daddy” cried the girl.

But with a stern tone the voice replied “I gave people brains, it’s up to them to choose what’s right and what’s wrong for their well being. But for the sake of you I will just give your mother and father one last time to be with you. Ask them not to encourage war”

With sudden jerk the child woke up from her deep sleep looking frightened. Her mother consoled her and asked “what is the matter dear?” the girl asked “mommy what is war?” and with a weak tone she replied “I don’t its meaning dear and I am still wondering why it is happening”.

Why do countries have to fight?

As they want to show their might.

Make go this terrible sight,

Oh god please set it right.

Having done earlier pretty tight,

Now it’s eluding my peaceful sleep in the night,

I hate this rite,

Oh god please set it right.

Take away our entire plight,

Turning blood stained heart into white.

Make this world a beautiful site,

Oh god please set it right.

Love all and hate none. Let’s give a peaceful world to the future citizens.

Vijay