Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

Yemeni Hineni Hymn

Yemeni Hineni Hymn

Abraham responded to God ‘Hineni’

‘Here I am at your service and ready

                        For the ultimate sacrifice’


Yemeni children have few words for invocation

Bombed strafed and starved in the name of

			United Nations’ Masters


Tim has seen the pictures on the news

The biggest famine for one hundred years

			As bad as Auschwitz and Belsen


Ghosts’ shrunken faces on oedematous bellies

Eating boiled leaves if there are any left

			Who puts whom on the altar


Saudi Princes launch war and the weapons are

Sold by the UK and the US in business as usual

			It must the fault of Iran


Or anyone else’s in apparent delusion

Out in the open transparency at its best

			Paper thin trans luminous skin


Skeletons can merely object in silence

Voices devoid of volume are crying out loud

			Victims praying to another saviour


Yet one more food relief blocked at the border

‘They must be hailing the wrong deity’

			Yemeni Hineni alliterated


Littering all conscience buried in the sand

Grinding to a halt and soon it will be all over

			Lost on the spread sheet of politics


Ashraf and Hana will forget when they’re dead…

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Paul Callus October 20, 2018 at 8:02 AM This is strongly worded and points fingers at those who contribute to the hardships of many. Politicians, corrupt barons and greed pull the strings...victims suffer. ~ Regards // paul Kai Michael Neumann October 21, 2018 at 2:08 AM Thank you Paul. I feel helpless and my writing is no consolation for the victims. I want to write about happy things, but what I see around me is evil and greed. Maybe today I will write on a more positive note...Kai

Tom Cunningham October 20, 2018 at 6:18 AM Well written Kai, profit from weapons, UK and US should bow their heads in shame. Tom. Kai Michael Neumann October 21, 2018 at 2:09 AM Thank Tom. In a way I feel ashamed in my helplessness, Kai

Robert Trezise Jr. October 20, 2018 at 4:45 AM It is the duty of poets to show the injustices of the world. This is a very important poem. Be brave. Good job. Kai Michael Neumann October 21, 2018 at 1:48 AM Thank you Robert. I really appreciate this. As many of us I probably feel not to do enough and rather than becoming cynical and bitter I write...Thank you again, Kai