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rhia_5779
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since 2006-06-09
Posts 1334
California

0 posted 2008-09-05 09:24 PM



Every tear that falls marks another forgotten voice
Each cry that escapes mark another stolen choice
Hands lifting up to the sky, watching... waiting for rain to fall
Searching the clouds for some sign the gods heard their call

Standing in razed fields, barefoot,  because they have  nowhere to go
Children grow up not understanding why their people have no home
Crossing borders makes no difference , not enough people are ashamed
of the what they haven't done and most  people close their eyes or look away

Holding tight to the bonds that bind the intact families
Reliving for the children the innocence of childhood memories
Speaking up with the only outlet they know- crippling violence
Taking innocent lives isn't right but no one breaks the silence.

Bombs attached to sacrificed children explode amidst crowds
Hate is taught in parents tears and grievances whispered aloud
Two peoples who have both been trying to return home
Neither used to not being oppressed and on their own

Words aren't spoken-deaths tell the story of the desperate situation
We say no one is speaking up but what if we don't know how to listen?

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Clockwork_Orange
Senior Member
since 2007-03-23
Posts 620
Space Camp, IN
1 posted 2008-09-07 10:28 AM


rhia this is awesome. i love to see the older poets from pip still here. what happened to them all? every once in a while i see a post from The Shadow In Blue or Stargal. these always make me happy. poetry is really the best way to express how you feel about anything.
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