Do You Want Peace??

By Anita Mondragon
 
When I was 13, my dad used to preach in the Rescue Mission downtown.  He would make my brother and I go as well.  I hated it!  Until one night, something happened that would change my life forever.  Years later, I wrote this poem about that night…   I share it with you now. 
 
DO YOU WANT PEACE???
 
He wakes up in the alley,
Vomit, crusted on his face.
Propped up against the dumpster,
Thinking, “How did I get
to this place?”
 
He slowly stands,
And shakes himself off,
Trying to remember…
He used to have a home and family…
A loving wife, so tender. Read more…