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Children are crying…
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Children are crying inside my head,
angel voices raised in mass chorus
of disharmonic cacophony.

They thirst.

Their emaciated bodies sway,
buckle beneath burden too heavy.
Bright eyes fade and lose their colored light.

They speak.

Strange languages echo as each child
seeks to deposit wisdom into
the repository of my mind.

They bleed.

Blood runs down their innocent faces,
splatters onto reaching hands. Helpless,
I cannot save the weeping wounded.

They sink.

Into darker recesses, one by
one they fall, leaving only shadow,
grieving ghosts of children in the grave.



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Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
This is one of the most powerful pieces I've read in a long time. Honestly, Dawn, I can't even give you an intelligent critique -- it left me speechless. Great piece of work.

Carmen :-)

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
Sad powerful write Dawn!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Susan Barton (Reader)
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
very sad truthtelling

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
Very moving verse, Dawn. We should care for each other, children and all far better than we do! Nicely crafted.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
A heartwrenching poem , as is the problem of starving hurting children! Be concerned, help and pray if you can, but don't worry! Worry never helps anything...

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
a sad but powerful poem!

Reviewed by ~Indigo~ Elga
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
Dear Dawn,

Definitely a sad and heartfelt write. As long as we are receptive to children, we can quench the thirst, allow them to speak, stop them from bleeding and never let them sink. Great write.

warm hugs
Elga

Reviewed on October 7, 2004
A sad pen indeed

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
Children Are Disappearing USA 2000 Each Day,They Are Dieing Being Killed, Body Parts Sold To 100 Year Old Greedy$$$ Wealthy Bastards,To
Keep Them Alive---Rest Little Bodies Ground Up Fed To Cattle As Food_

And Being Molested ,Raped Maimed & Killed_NOBODY Does NO THING To Stop These Perverted Bastards---ACCEPT ME TRASK__

Excellent Write!

TRASK

Reviewed by Gaye Dale (Reader)
Reviewed on October 7, 2004
They call.
-Through the wrenching words of this most excellent poem.


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