Wednesday, October 28, 2009

My solemn DIRGE on my 100th ANNIV..


One day a child was born
Born into the agony
Troubles and heckles of this world
He wanted to grow like other kids
Wear the same shoes and clothes
Like kids from other regions
Longed so much for the best schools
The best home
The best country
But couldn’t choose out of all
Where to be born
He wanted peace
But got war in return
My heart is torn apart
For the many kids
Slayed daily
For a cause they know nothing about
My heart weeps
Watching in their hundreds
Bodies of innocent kids
Pieced apart from shrapnel
Wounded and maimed for life
Pray, when is this going to stop?

That woman crying
Weary and in total grief
Could be your mom
Your sister
Your cousin
All in the name of an unjust war
She is abused and raped
Striped of her dignity and honor
Humiliated and scarred for life
Left to mourn what’s left of her
She watches helplessly
While her son is stolen
Recruited by the militants
Equipped with bombs and guns
To snuff out innocent lives
She watches as her daughter
Goes to the market
Never to come home to her welcome
For a cause she knows nothing about

The man is the victim here
He shoulders the entire burden
Of a family in agony and hunger
With almost no source of livelihood
They tell him all sorts
About what the Quran doesn’t preach
To kill, maim and destroy
An altruistic perfidy I dare say
They strap him with bomb vests
Train him in commando styles
How to be heartless
Mean and monstrous
Suicide and car bomber
In a war he knows nothing about

The world is torn up against itself
Properties in their billions
Leveled to rubbles daily
Families adrift
So much blood and sorrow in the land
Still, no one knows
If an end is in sight
Is this war truly justifiable?
Son, brothers, uncles, daughters
Fathers, mothers, cousins, aunts
All gone to honor this country
Paying their lives as the ultimate sacrifice
But do they really believe in this cause?

22 comments:

  1. I like! U spoke about something very serious that a lot of tend to turn a blind eye to cos it does not affect us directly.

    Good job! Thanks for reminding me of what is going on out there.

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  2. I just took a deep breath. Like Tigeress said, you have reminded us of another reality faced by lots of other people. Do they really believe in the cause? Who knows but stories tend to suggest some do, others are brainwashed or forced into it like you wrote.

    Nice write-up.

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  3. That is indeed the question. Do they believe in the cause? I think a lotta people just follow blindly and don't question things.

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  4. deep....and truly inspiring great thought..xx

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  5. I am with tigeress, thanks for the reminder and happy 100th post..

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  6. Really deep. A lot does go on in this world that we rarely think about. Recruiting children to be soldiers should be a crime in my opinion.

    Thanks for stopping by. Ages ago I know. Lol

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  7. Lovely blog,

    Deep post! Many things one doesnt think about thanks for the reminder!

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  8. I so love this denim background ( can I copy/have it?)

    You have expressed vividly the evil going on, very sensitive issue, I really don't know what to say, its really sad...this evil that continues to go on...

    Anyway, happy 100th post! Wishing you many more years of successful and blissful blogging!

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  9. Wow...I salute the effort that went into you writing this. Well done.

    There's a movie out now on child soldiers. One must go and see it if only to pray for peace in the world and to remind oneself of how lucky one is.

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  10. My own beef is why the AK-47 is always in the hands of a toddler that is black.

    Earthly grief is so disproportionately distributed and it seems its complexion is African.

    Nice post.

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  11. Gosh
    this is touching
    Makes me face the reality out there.

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  12. Some fings we take 4 granted are wot odas wish and hope 4.tanks 4 d reminda. Nice post.

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  13. yeah just checking you out,cheers

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  14. Noble thought that touching deep in my hart ..
    Thank you for all you can do for poor children from Africa .. a difficult problem to solve, i know, the world needs sensitive people like you, I hope one day we will be the Majority ..
    My thought is .. Volunteering and education are vital to have a hope of combating ignorance, Which is responsible for the violence to the weak and poor by the powerful people who take advantage of these situations .. also thanks for having approved and appreciated my blog with your poem .. I added a link for publicizing this your last job. thanks a lot

    http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=204101801&blogId=509809242

    .. Peace always. Tony

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  15. To all that have been there for me..This is for you..Thanks and I appreciate yawl

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  16. @ Tigeress: Thanks sister for your kind words and true,I think the world has for far too long ignored this very sensitive issue.
    @Myne Whitman: Sad but true.Those who believe in this war in my opinion needs their head checked cuz there is absolutely no justification for all these killing in whatever name anyone might want to put up to defend this.
    @Lady X: How I wish I had an honest answer to that but like you im in a quandary myself..sigh
    @Ugandan gurl: Thanks for checkin in ..really appreciate your time and kind words
    @BSNC: Thanks Pretty and appreciate your being there.
    @Miss Fab: I know right..its all good,you’re here now and I duly appreciate your comment. I hope someone out there is listening to these voiceless children
    @Olaoluwatomi: Thanks for checking in and hope to see you around more.
    @Olufunke: Yes with all of my heart you can have it and I sincerely appreciate your kind words. Honestly, this write up wasn’t planned..I just happened to wake up on this faithful day and the minute I turned my tv on,all I saw on the tv was all about the killin, killin and more killin goin on in Afghanistan and Iraq and as expected this shot up my blood pressure till I had to express my fraustration with words since aint got nothing to fight
    @Parakeet: Thanks sister.Its been a while tho,hope you been good.And seem like you forgot to leave the title of the movie..will love to see it..You can email it to me at goldtrybes@gmail.com if you get this..Thanks
    @Enoch: your so on point with that..sometimes I wonder like you if black truly symbolizes everythin bad.Thanks for checkin in ..appreciated.
    @Chayoma: A very sad reality indeed. Our only weapon is our cry, our words..someday, hopin that someone will truly listen and change the course of this war
    @Fragile looks: Good to have you here and thanks for your comment as well. Think this is a sad reminder to really jolt us to action in whatever way.Our words and thoughts truly matter.
    @Today’s rantings: Thanks.Just my own lil way of expressin my fraustration with the system that triumphs in the killing of innocent children around the world through a senseless war
    @Kay 9: Thanks Bro—appreciate your kind words.
    @muyiwa: Good to see you here and hope to see you come back. Thanks
    @Funkytonga: I don’t know what to say to you but to truly appreciate you. To say I was amazed with the publicity you gave my other poem to the world through your blog would be an understatement .Im truly honored and glad to be friends with you.Hope to see you around more often and my prayer is that hope the voice of the voiceless which we fight for will be heard someday.Thanks and many thanks..

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  17. Impressive and he happy 100th bro.
    Keep writing you hear!

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  18. Damn this was good mehn..
    But u realise that nobody cares about these kids, as long as it's not our mother, father, sister, or brother gettin killed.. Wetin concern me concern genocide..

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  19. @ Blogoratti: Thanks bro for checkin in and certainly i sure aint quittin...at least now(smile) Got your back bro.Thanks

    @ Azazel: Nice to see you here. you so right about your thoughts.Its sad to see that the world care less about what happens to these innocent lives but in our own little way,we can give a voice of reason to show our discontent about the situation of things there.

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