ladies and gentlemen: the latest statement from a war child

ladies and gentlemen: the latest statement from a war child

A Poem by Latifa
"

pray for the innocent children that are suffering

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who are you to forbid me from life?
who are you to murder my liberty ?
I blink without permission
I breathe without permission
and so
I'll walk without permission
I'll shout without permission
I'll run
I'll smile
I'll clutch my claws
into life and grab it
with a tight fist

© 2014 Latifa


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Beautifully crafted. If the young victims can only speak out their mind, this is what they would have said. Kudos!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Latifa

9 Years Ago

thank you for the review.
amen. a wonderful reminder of the real victims in all of this

Posted 10 Years Ago


beautiful Latifa...freedom to live is right of everyone and theses warlords cant stop a child or anyone from living it..thanks for sharing :)

Raj

Posted 10 Years Ago


Latifa

10 Years Ago

thank you for the review raj
very emotional and beautifully written. these innocent children are with out any reason punished. well written girl !

Posted 10 Years Ago


Latifa

10 Years Ago

thank you for the review
The part of war everyone seems to forget.

Posted 10 Years Ago


I remember the kids going crazy and jumping all over me. I was giving out hard candy!

Posted 10 Years Ago


The End of War

On acceptance of the hostile facts
Wilson drew into his imagination and dreams.
What he found delighted him.
A clean scent of air gathered around his nostrils.
He saw tall trees that echoed a transcendent form of metaphysics.
He labored each day to have this vision until one day he lived there.
A bomb made a direct hit on his teenage head.
The war continued accept for one very young boy.


Posted 10 Years Ago


I was going to write something here about my experience with kids in Afghanistan and Iraq. But I'll spare you. Sometimes they're not as innocent as you would think. On the ground, it gets complicated.

Posted 10 Years Ago


0 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Latifa

10 Years Ago

children are victims of war and inhumanity,if they're not innocent it's because circumstances have m.. read more
Tugs at the heartstrings Latifa, extremely affecting read.....

Posted 10 Years Ago


Latifa

10 Years Ago

thank you Frieda for the review
Like the poem, and share your emotions. You might like my poem Refugees...excellent

Posted 10 Years Ago


Latifa

10 Years Ago

thank you for the review

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Latifa
Latifa

oran, oran, Algeria



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