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I Remember His Words

I remember his words, not that long ago Telling of such times when crimson flowed My Grandad, my hero, who's memories told My bedroom window I look, it all unfolds Neighbours fighting neighbours, why I cry People talking yesterday now in furor I'm young, I'm eleven, asking myself why What's changed overnight, fueling this score In panic surround Dubrovnik is now where I stay Walled city, Grandads house, from Serbian tirade Seven months endured, walls holding well Wishing it's over ending our imprisoned hell Again his stories unfold of countries in ruin Fighting with Tito, heroes they one and all Repelling the Germans, killing their doing Repulsed he is, by their murdering thrall Back to the present and a silence exists Can it be that the fighting has now ceased What I'm seeing aged eleven, people I know Holding back tears of whom known deceased It's now 2015, I'm a Lawyer of human rights I've lived many nightmares, said killing sights For my Grandfathers memories, he and all There will be justification, when no one will thrall .

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Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 4/26/2015 9:59:00 PM

Huge James, most of the times the experiences we have had in the past leads us to pursue decisions connected and concerning such... anyhow it is, to anything we pursue I hope the ending results to goodness and restorations, not of revenge or so.. :)! (((hugs)))~olive eloisa xxx

James Peranteau

Date: 4/26/2015 8:37:00 AM

It is a sad situation dear poet, of first, that a gifted artist as yourself is thrown into the must of writing of such history, and two, that it ever took place. I'm pleased that you have a forum to purge james. Have a wonderful week........much love, james

Nigel Fox

Date: 4/25/2015 4:35:00 PM

I hope you do very well as Lawyer on nightmares .

James Fraser
Date: 5/2/2015 2:27:00 PM

Thank you kindly Nigel, it's all fiction Sir. On the day I thought about said words, I seen said scene. May I say many thanks for liking my poem. Have a most lovely weekend, James :)