I Beg of Thee

'for the victims in Darfur...'

Is it not too late

has it gone too far

for the dear people

of Darfur

 

May we aid them

in any way that we can

it is simply wrong

not to assist our fellow man

 

I beg of you all

to heed the call

give to this cause

for you never know

when it may befall

even our shores

 

Those that now appear safe

from harm's way

are only an arm's length

away from decay

 

Such as that which has

befallen Darfur

now give of your hearts

mend the souls

of those that take life

so needlessly

hear our call

I beg of thee.

 

 

Reviews

[SM Davis]

Yes. It is such a tragedy....my good friend left this in the poem that I wrote about darfur....I'm sure he'd like me to share here as well...

On 27 February 2007, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) communicated the names of the first two people accused of crimes in Darfur: Ali Kushayb and Ahmad Mohammed Harun.

According to the Prosecutor, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the two men committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, notably murder, rape and torture, between August 2003 and March 2004.

On 2 May 2007 the ICC judges issued their first arrest warrants against Kushayb and Harun.

On 19 September 2007 Interpol issued a Red Notice against Harun and Kushayb. While a red notice does not constitute an international arrest warrant, it allows the warrant to be circulated worldwide with the request that the wanted person be arrested with a view to extradition.

On 1 October 2007 the Sudanese government disclosed that Kushayb, who was believed to have been held in custody since November for what the government described as "suspicion of violating Sudanese laws" and for criminal acts in Darfur, was released from detention.

Sudan's foreign minister declared that Kushayb was released due to lack of evidence against him and reiterated that Sudan is not party to the ICC and as such has no obligation to cooperate with it.

We can only pray for justice to eventually be done some day!

God's Blessing
Phillozofee

[Samuel Dickens]

It is a truly terrible that the world can't put as much effort into helping our fellow man as we do hurting him. It's a beautiful poem, Siddartha, and I hope your plea is heard. Sam

[Justin Tobey]

Nice rhythm. The whole piece flowed quite nicely, and there is a deep, deep message here. I don't completely understand the topic, but it's clear you really care. Blessed Be.