Tom Bell Poet Free verse

Empty Rooms

Cry out world
Cry out in agony
For the man you killed needlessly

Cry out for the woman
Trampled beneath roaring armies
Saluting soldiers
And sudden death

Cry out for those
Left alone in empty rooms

Cry out at the entombed,
the submerged,
the torn apart

Take two pieces to make the one
Take time and touch
Take love and life

To the man wandering in the desert
Uttering thoughts in solitude
I must give a hand
The desert is empty
and dead
Let us leave it.

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Michael Jordan September 15, 2008 at 8:02 AM Tom this is a very powerful poem - God Bless - Congrats on the feature

Vince Suzadail Jr. September 15, 2008 at 6:50 AM Miss you, Friend. God bless and pray for us. We have a friend in Heaven. Vince

Sharon Winter September 15, 2008 at 6:36 AM Dearest Tom, your voice reaches us no matter where you are. Miss you deeply and constantly. Congratulations my sweet friend on such a strong, true and powerful poem being featured this week. Love you buddy, Shar xoxoxo

Kristin Reynolds September 14, 2008 at 6:05 PM Sweet, compassionate Tom, this is a truly spectacular piece, written with love and depth and the ability to see, in its truest sense - these are haunting images, and I had to tell you how amazing this was - I just loved it. Miss you, Kristin