The Victims
We see the stories on the news
Of those Hamas has killed
Or kidnapped and we think
Of all the tears that have been spilled.
To most of us, the victims
And their families remain
As strangers and it’s hard to grasp
Their terror or their pain.
A friend of mine has family,
As videos have shown.
Among the people kidnapped,
With their status still not known.
Her heart is breaking; what she feels
I cannot comprehend,
For no one can be sure just how
This tragedy will end.
Reporters give us numbers
Of the missing or the perished,
But the numbers can’t convey how much
Each one of those is cherished.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2023
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