Women Walking

While enjoying my walk in nature today, Dark thoughts came to me...from far away From our sisters in Africa and the Middle East Who can not even walk this earth in peace In Darfur little Jill went down the hill To fetch a bucket of water Her body was found, she'd been raped, she'd been drowned But there was nobody left to mourn her In Iraq little Jane walked down the lane Hand in hand with her mother When the car bomb exploded a building imploded Leaving them both there to smother In Israel today children at play Ran joyously out in the sun Until a rocket screamed down, impacting the ground Killing every last one. How can it be, we can't simply agree That none of us are being fulfilled When all over the world, women and girls Are being brutalized while their families are killed. Needless to say, we can't turn away, This is a holocaust we just can't ignore Enough with religions and politics and greed Let's end the nightmares in the Middle East and Darfur!