War!

• Damara Langenberg, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2004

War is what we see each day,
Whether it be here or far away.
It is causing death, destruction and pain,
Blood is dripping like droplets of rain.
Innocent bystanders stand by and stare,
Minutes later they’re no longer there.
Taken away, or hiding is what they do,
Because if they come out their families go to.
Lives have been taken and tears have been shed,
Our loved ones will never come back from the dead.
Why does this happen?I want to know why,
But sometimes there’s no point because,
BANG,
They’re gone,
Bye.