She Stares
She stares at the lifeless form
in her arms
its limbs splayed
like an offering to the hot sun
small eyes covered
with a veil of flies
skin stretched taut
Tiny skeleton
She stares at her useless breasts
and wants to cut them off
she screams
what good are they?
did they feed my daughter?
where was the milk?
Empty sacs
She stares at the harsh land
no grass or crops
no clouds in the sky
soldiers chase the people
burn their shacks
steal their food
Scorching hatred
She stares at the place
where she must bury the child
hoping the animals
won’t find her
that is the way of this world
hunger-drought-soldiers-hate
and always death
til the cycle begins again
and the next child is born
Eternal Life
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