they kill children
They kill, children
A hum of silence met me
Dead babies everywhere like dolls on the filthy carpet
a lone soldier guarded the ghastly scene
looked stunned and dazed, said we had to do this
they are the enemy of tomorrow
a man in a protective suit and mask came in
spraying white snow like powder, covering the horror
body fluid ran out of me and covered the floor
an ice rink of sin
I was drowning, but how to swim in this torrent
of sweat coming out of every poor
The soldier who had shot the children shot himself
the man in his protective suit said he was weak, not
the type of soldiers we need
The dead children, they would have become Hamas
of the future
Lethargy and helplessness
My inaction had condemned me for all time
the morning sun refused to shine over this devastation
Forever, we have to struggle in a fog of depravity
Copyright © Jan Hansen | Year Posted 2025
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