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Inspired by news of the latest taliban atempted murder of Malala Yousufuzai 14 Yrs old-Pakistani activist and winner of the International Children Prize for Peace and two other young girls in Peshawar, Pakistan today, 10/9/12

Taliban

T	hose beautiful little girls you tried to kill
A	 s they waited in their school van at the end of the day
L	ive another day to remind you, once again, you've failed!

I	n terrible suffering, yet they shine for the whole world to see
B	e it known, innocent blood cries for better tomorrows
A	nd like the dust beneath the feet of these little ones
N	ever will you rise to the heights for which you murder to attain!

~*~
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Horsman Avatar
April 28, 2020 at 11:35 PM
Surfing again through my favourite list on soup, read this of yours Annalise, from 8 years ago,,loved it then and love it now...hope you are keeping well, Stay safe where ever you are..Harry
Bourner Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Why would anyone do such a thing??Anyhoo, this was amazingly written. :) It's so passionate and full of hope. I'll keep you and those girls in my prayers. ------Ell
Haick Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Hi Ell, Thanks for the prayers and the comment...I can't understand why anyone would do such a horrible thing..just goes to show that we can't stop praying. Love, Annalise
Yamin Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 12:36 PM
A beautiful condemnation of acts and deeds of murderers called Taliban. Your poem exposes them. God bless you.Welcome back Annalise. Poetrysoup and your readers missed your awesome poetry. Thanks for your kind comments on my poem The Cry of Heart. No it is not real. It is a fiction. During your absence my collection of poems titled The Rainbow of Dreams was published in USA by Createspace of Amazon. You can view the book on Amazon by title of Mohammad Yamin Iraqi. Regards. -Mohammad
Haick Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Thank you Mohammad. Congratulations on the publishing of "The Rainbow of Dreams"! I'm sure it is fantastic..I will be honored to purchase a copy. That's how much I enjoy your writing. This is the second time I've heard of Creatspace by Amazon. I'll check it out as soon as I can. Take care, my friend. Have a great weekend. Always, Annalse
Horsman Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 9:56 AM
wow Annalise, this is power, power of the soul and the pen, what a wonderful poem, this needs to be read out to the world...to my fav
Brown Avatar
October 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Stopping by your poetry list today to tell you thank you for your kind comments on my writing. Your comment was truly appreciated Annalise. Love, Carol
Ellison Avatar
October 10, 2012 at 6:18 AM
Don't get me started... disgusting outrageous barbaric! What kind of degenerates are they? They're sub humans! GRRRRR!
Parker Avatar
October 9, 2012 at 7:57 PM
A heartfelt salute to the burgeoning female spirit exhibited in these scholastic school girls. Enjoyed your acrostic poem!
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