Lamentations

Where have all the flowers gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the flowers gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the flowers gone,
Gone to young girls every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the young girls gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the young girls gone,
Gone to young men every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the young men gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the young men gone,
Gone to soldiers every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the soldiers gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the soldiers gone,
Gone to graveyards every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the graveyards gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the graveyards gone,
Gone to flowers every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the flowers gone,
Long time passing,
Where have all the flowers gone,
Long time ago,
Where have all the flowers gone,
Gone to young girls every one.
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

This rendition of "When Will They Ever Learn?" is dedicated to the 14 who died in suicide attacks today. At what point do we interfere in this civil war? India seems to have gotten their own bloody religious skirmish under control in less than a week. Israel? Not a chance. Arafat and Sharon both demand that the other take the first step to peace. Too bad there isn't a real man in the house. Or the White House? Can we send peacekeepers or SOMETHING? Heck, I'd volunteer to go. We're blowing up caves in Afghanistan still while our ally Israel is in the midst of a bloody civil war! I don't know what to write anymore... it's all too overwhelming. I don't even want to go there at this point, which I did up till a few months ago. It's just too violent now, and I feel like I'd be contributing to the problem by bringing another live body into a situation where it seems peace will only be attained when the citizens of both sides have gone to graveyards, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?