Speak your peace

This is geared more for people younger than me (at 26, I guess I'm no longer considered a spring chicken), but thought I'd share. It's a poetry contest sponsored by the I Will Not Kill campaign, an initiative started by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (and a number of other co-sponsoring organizations). The campaign works to affirm the right of conscientious objection and oppose any future military draft, specifically educating high school and college-aged youth.

I can't write poetry worth a nickel. When I was in college, I wrote some ghastly piece comparing myself to 'a wrinkle in time, in need of an iron.' I thought it was the shit at the time, of course, but I also thought Natalie Imbruglia was a creative genius back then. Thank God I've come to my senses.

So for those born circa 1980 and after, the poetry contest wants "to hear what youth have to say about peace, war, the draft, military recruitment, violence and conscientious objection." Hopefully it's more than:

Peace is boring,
I'd rather play Grand Theft Auto Vice City.
Or see Jessica Alba,
bare her left tittie.

I am lame. But for those who have actual talent when it comes to poetry (or some wit, which I must be lacking this morning if I have to delve so low as to reference Jessica Alba's breast!) you can send your poems to info@iwillnotkill.org. Have a great Wednesday!