Keeping the Peace

Always trying to keep the peace,

Intervening in disputes to try to improve communications.

Sometimes it works,

Sometimes it makes things worse.

Like a therapist in some ways, but without the training.

Many times unwelcome and unwanted.

The peacekeeper needs to learn to back off.

Let people fight their own fights and learn from them.

The peacekeeper needs to understand that conflict is not always bad.

Let go and let live, dear peacekeeper,

And that includes you.