Let there be peace, truth, and healing because
there is no half-life of grief when a loved one
dies from radiation poisoning. There is no half-life
of sorrow when our children inherit this toxic legacy,
this genetic and generational aftermath, this fission
of worlds. Let there be just and compassionate
compensation for our entire nuclear family.
Let there be the safe disposal of waste and
the cleaning of abandoned mines. Let there be
the disarmament of the violent nucleus within
nations. Let there be a proliferation of peace.
For our children, let there be stories of creation
and not stories of annihilation. Let there be
a sublime peace that will illuminate
their radiant features.

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