Philip Royle Poet I do not know?

The Killing Fields

When children are used
As human shields
In war zones, identified 
As killing fields 
The reason behind it, you don’t 
Have to guess 
Human pawns … in a 
Game of chess
Words cannot describe 
The anguish I feel 
As news of the atrocities, 
Is reported to reveal 
Innocent children, 
Torn Limb from Limb 
To further the cause 
Of some fanatical whim
Prohibited from attempting 
To stop this horror 
We bow our heads 
And pray for tomorrow 
Israel and Palestine, 
A conflict jamboree 
Mankind in its lunacy, 
Too blind to see
Hidden behind culture, 
Religion and hatred 
This kind of action, 
Should not be tolerated 
History has taught us 
Over the years
That war brings nothing, 
But bitterness and tears

Contest: ‘On any subject’
Dated 28.3.17

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Elizabeth Kinch March 28, 2017 at 2:05 PM A tragic fact of life that childhoods are being robbed by war and conflict. You have written about this horrific atrocity with such emotion. Good luck in the contest, it's a seven from me.

Jesse Zerlaut March 28, 2017 at 9:13 AM You hit the painfully rusty nail right on the head. It's a sad state of things, and is also mirrored in places like Africa with child soldiers fighting wars they should have never been brought into. thank you for sharing your heart.