Remember

This poem is about the effects of war on children, how it bleaks their future, and aspirations away.

"REMEMBER"

Remember

Do u remember?

As kids

We would play into the sunset

Let our feelings into the dusk,

Exhaust our feeble feet

Till the dawn of morning

But it turns out

The world had other plans.

 

Our pursuit were pure

Our hearts devoid of sin,

We dreamt of a dogged future

One brighter than the skies

One lit by a passing comet

One not determined by status

One devoid of men's outrage,

Blemish or spot and wrinkle... (yea)

 

But we were helpless

Introduced to a world,

So real yet seemingly virtual

Its glamorous splendour

A sight to behold

But all

In the ashes of ruins

  

Our imaginations belittled,

What seemed so perfect

Yet crude

The invigorating realities

Seen from a seamless periscope

 

Explosions of men's vices

An ocean of shrapnel. 

Daughters, separated from mothers

Sons, bundled off to a world unknown

Fathers, seemingly unperturbed

But deep down

Frozen with fear

 

The carnage not over

Death beckoning,

Disaster looming like

The next door neighbour

With pride in its eyes

But

Like the symphony,

Minds glittering with hope

We wait

Yes

We know

From dust we are

There we would return

 

But,

Is it too much to ask?

To live a life

Like that of our childhood

To live and to live for ourselves

To reach that

Which our soul yearns for

From within

And our spirits affirm

 

But we would look up

To the hills

For there

Our salvation lies

Her warmth

We would one day embrace

Her touch

We would one day feel again

Do you remember?

Do you remember mother earth?

Yes do you remember?

 

Reviews

[AC Sipe]

Wow. Powerful. Really makes me want to try to do better as a human being. Makes me want to try to set the world right for my children and for future generations.

[Nwaeze Joshua]

Yea, precisely. Thanks

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Ah beautiful a tear jerker
Love this I really did
Stay safe