War
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Aisha Ali, Grade 8
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Poetry
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2014
This one word spreads fear into the hearts of many, war
This one word opens an unwelcome door,
Cries, screams, gunshots, bombs, death,
When people take their last breath,
To one another,
To your brother,
Someone out there is in need
A newborn baby, abandoned, hungry, thirsty, all of it wants a feed.
Feel for the people in the world,
Rocks to be hurled,
Shot, bombed and tortured
To be put in such torment
In Palestine, Syria, Burma and many other countries,
A daughter of five loses her family,
How can someone be so cruel,
To a human like me and you?
War is a word of fear,
Peace is a word where people smile from ear to ear,
Torture is a word of grief and sorrow,
Harmony is a word of tomorrow...