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on 16-Aug-02 10:25 AM
My first crack at poetry. Please comment.
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Nightmare No More...
I say, pinch me my friend
See if my skin is numb.
Ten, twenty, fifty, hundred,
Two hundred, three hundred
Numbers, do they matter anymore?
Does anybody care anymore?
The devastating scenes of dead bodies
Replace quondam peaceful fields
Blood flows in the river
Once stream of pure water
The images of killing fields
Engrained in my brain cells
Flashes one after another
As if I am watching a movie with horror
Or yet as if it is a nightmare
My eyes refuse to blink,
Staring at the unseen ceiling
Hoping to wake up from my dream
Before I yell and scream
Please, slap me on my cheek
Wake me up, I beseech
Don't let this nightmare continue
I’ve seen enough, please, stop it now,
Yes, it is time to wake up.
And it is time to gear up.
We have seen enough
We have heard enough
Don't let me be in comatose
Please, make me alive and vivacious
Help me see the probity that was once abundant
Favor me with the peace that once reigned
It is not too late
To recover from this frightening fate
We have not run way too far
To return from this horrible war
We have not destroyed too much
To rebuild from the destruction as such
Yes, We still have hope
Faith and good will to cope
This awful agony
We have created with irony
But let’s all see what gives our beauty
Let’s all cherish the causes of our unity
So my friend, Let’s wake up from this drear
We will have this nightmare no more….
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