Brave Men Needed

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Hundreds more Dead

Thousands more bleed

What hope can we give them 

When will they be freed 

Where is their peace 

Is there water to drink

Can they find food

What are they to think

 

The innocent lie in pain and in blood

Their homes are in rubble 

That fills up their streets

Their anguish forever blights any love

Is there some answer from those up above

People are people wherever they be

Africa, Israel, Syria or Iraq

Once more out in Gazza who can shield their backs

 

Who can  see further than the next shell or bomb

How long until peace comes

How long 

How long

No place on earth is safe for the poor

How much they all suffer

Look at what they endure

Those that send hate must take blame for all this

Such deaths fuel more anger and so violence persists

 

The greatest courage is to stand and shout Stop

Are there no politicians man enough for that job

Are there none that can see beyond the next vote

No voices of reason without fear of the chop

We need some real leaders with the vision to say

We can never end conflicts while we do it this way

 

Shame will be written in more history books 

Dont ever forget those crippled childrens looks

Their puzzled expressions reveal the real loss

No spin can ever justify those that boss

The armies and fighters who inflict all these crimes

And damage the future while they corrupt more young minds

 

Brave men are needed to stand and be heard

To carry on with bombing is brutally absurd

No eye for an eye will come to an end

Until all sides agree that they must learn to be friends

 

©Rhumour

January 14th 2009

 



About the author

Rhumour

Activist, Blogger, Published Poet and Technical Writer with 20 years internet experience. Widowed when my 3 kids were all under 9, so I'm well acquainted with the single parent role. Member of Greenpeace, Mensa, 38 Degrees, Care2 and supporter of Red Cross, Oxfam and other charities that are working to…

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