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Some stood up once and sat down

Some walked a mile and walked away

Some stood up twice then sat down

I've had it, they said

Some walked two miles then walked away

It's too much they cried

Some stood and stood and stood.

They were taken for fools

They were taken for being taken in.

Some walked and walked and walked

They walked the earth

They walked the waters

They walked the air.

Why do you stand they were asked, and

Why do you walk?

Because of the children, they said, and

Because of the heart, and

Because of the bread.

Because

The cause

Is the heart's beat

And the children born

And the risen bread.

The poem below is written by American Jesuit priest, peacemaker and author of more than 40 books, Daniel Berrigan. He has spent more than 2 years in prison for non-violent resistance to U.S. warmaking. Daniel's brother, Philip, a former priest and WW II veteran, spent more than 11 years in prison for non-violent resistance to warmaking.
both visited Hawaii on several occasions to support peace efforts