I started thinking

about 

Armistice Day

that we no longer

celebrate.

Instead,

we honor

war veterans

with a holiday

as there will be

mini pauses

for humanitarian

causes

in Gaza

for four

hours.

Armistice

is the basis

for a path

to peace.

While remembering

those who served

we tend to forget

their service

was in 

the service

of peace. 

And peace

requires flexibility—

not just 

to seal

the deal—

but in order

to heal

from the ordeal

of reality

and the tug

of war.