The Ravages of War

By DeborahH Jul 12, 2017

The Ravages of War

So many families torn in pain
With fighting that is all in vain
A blinded man sits, head in hands
this was the place he made his plans
for the future, with his love, his wife
why did this evil take her life?

The eerie sound of bullets flying
signals again that someone’s dying
It could be your child, it could be mine
thank you Lord, not this time

Please save our children from this fate
that makes us evil and full of hate
for those who start these dreadful wars
when battles are fought, the death toll soars

A baby cries, his mother is dead
who now will settle this child to bed?
What’s left behind when the tanks depart
just rubble, the stench and the broken hearts

About the author

DeborahH

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It is not uncommon for some Pisces women to endeavour to overcome the pressures of everyday life through forms of addiction. These women can be related to the fish that swim downstream or the other type of fish that drink pernod and eat chocolate (?). Mature in years but luckily not in the spirit of life..... and when I eventually grow up I shall endeavour to become a 'proper' adult with sensible ideas, good money sense (that'll never happen), style, wisdom, flawless skin, long legs, beautiful smile, lots of handbags and shoes, a pernod/Ouzo tree, a vodka bush and my own chocolate factory at the bottom of my garden......but most importantly, to love and be loved by my nearest and dearest(s) for ever and ever.....well, at least til I die