she lays wondering…
hidden behind the cardboard,
is it a dream, who are these men?
mother to the left, raped
and beaten,
to her right, father with a bullet
blood flowing from his head,
seems that brother got it best
laid down two years ago with no medicine
to put in his chest
she lays petrified…
still can’t move,
eyes of evil, are you the devil?
mother’s blood dripping down her own leg
yet oddly the radio plays her favourite tune,
mother cries and father dies
the evil men with their evil eyes
laughing,
guided by someone’s lies
she lays bewildered…
too young to comprehend,
civil war rages brother versus brother,
isn’t life enough of a struggle?
mother, with her last breath
signals for her to be silent
she lays praying…
wondering why He’s not watching,
she must choose either to lay quiet
or join her family in inevitable death,
inhaling the stench of sweat
of evil and of blood,
she decides…
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4 comments:
Wow, this is very good. Strong and evocative. Heartbreaking.
They are all very good.
Reminds me of the Tom Waits song, Georgia Lee - "why wasn't God watching...?"
very powerful
I believe God needs us as much as we need God.
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