The Bitter Soil, Gaza 2024

The Bitter Soil, Gaza 2024

Earth, Gaia, mother of us all
wars defile her sacred gifts
we sow the dead like seeds
reap a harvest from our guns

in this shattered land
charred by hate and want
hospitals plant mass graves
no dignity in these deaths

infants wrapped side by side
flowers of their native dirt
plucked newborn buds 
where only wreaths are grown.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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June 10, 2024 at 4:53 AM
The sad repercussions of war! Very well written!
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