Today, September 2, 2013 it seems as though America is ready to engage in yet another war - this time against Syria. The media is preparing the America public with rationale for why this should happen. I can objectively look at the media and see exactly how they use the power of persuasion to manipulate people in believing the ""pre-determined America agenda". I sincerely hope and pray that this "war" against Syria does not come to fruition, as war kills thousands and ruins countless lives - while greedy politicians and investors of war products make millions. This poem expresses my personal sentiments against war...
enough
Copyright 2011 by Helen Tinsley
it was quiet
the earth was sleeping
darkness covered her
like a cozy blanket
the night air was cool
& the moon cast a soft glow on the land
the people below...
the villagers
the simple people
the children
& the elders
drifted in & out of consciousness
when it happened
the sound was jolting
it shook their houses
frightened their animals
& awakened their babies
the screams pierced the stillness of the night
their eyes told of fear & helplessness
that was the night that bombs rained
from an afghanistan sky
leaving behind shards of metal marked USA
doused with human blood.
young suicide bombers
raised on the gaza strip
stroll thru public eateries
government buildings
& overcrowded city buses
laden with dynamite sticks
neatly hidden behind cotton shirts
or tightly tucked under twisted turbans
willing sacrifices
human missiles detonating
to make a statement
and reclaim the west bank
as palestinian land
in the name of jihad
orphaned iraqi children
gulf war survivors
sift thru bones & rubble
playing new games
with spent bullets
& american warheads
that stole their parents lives
and ended the one they knew
young people representing
the red, white & blue
the few & the proud
being all that they can be
are proudly & unknowingly
manipulated & sacrificed
on foreign shores
over alleged weapons of mass destruction
as corporate predators
& greedy politicians
play chess with international lives
when will this madness end?
this thing called war
where there is no winner
& the stakes are human lives.
this must end now
abruptly
quickly
immediately
do not pass go
do not u-turn
back pedal
or hit reverse
listen up united nations
no more unpeaceful...peace treaties
congressional hearings
or international delegations
change this practice called foreign policy
& stop policing the world
America
stop conquering other people's land
while ignoring the homeless man on the streets,
the pregnant woman with no medical care
the AIDS patient who can't afford meds
the unjustly convicted in US prisons
& the sick, poor & tired on american streets
homeland security
should secure a home for all
promote international peace
bring about global unification
& bury this animal called war.
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