Yesterday's peace walk at Harvard University was attended by the Vice Mayor of Cambridge, Marjorie Decker, and by Cindy Sheehan from California. Cindy is a co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace. Her son Casey was killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2004. Cindy has, like many other mothers, fathers, siblings and relations of veterans, taken up the cause of ending the primitive, barbaric, cruel practice of warfare. Before the walk she spoke with courage and conviction to the group about her efforts, and thanked the group for their weekly vigil. She read a chilling poem written by her daughter, Carley, a poem that spurred her to action. Here is that poem...

Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?
The torrential rains of a mother's weeping will never be done
They call him a hero, you should be glad that he's one, but
Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son?

Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?
He must be brave because his boy died for another man's lies
The only grief he allows himself are long, deep sighs
Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries?

Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?
They say that he died so that the flag will continue to wave
But I believe he died because they had oil to save
Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave?

Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?
The leaders want to keep you numb so the pain won't be so deep
But if we the people let them continue another mother will weep
Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep?

Let us not be lulled to sleep.