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What a Shame
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Fed up with warlords

At gunpoint, a dictator came to power
But his authority soon started to rot
It crumbled over itself mysteriously
It went into the annals of history
But no love was lost between us

Chaotic as the situation had grown
conflict and strife reached peak
Some were displaced from settlements others crossed border for safe heaven
Tentacles of terror strangled Somalia

It became a safe heaven for the evil
It became a dumping site for N. wastes
It became a fertile ground for crime
Its resources have been shipped off
to far and unknow destinations

We have a vastland of good soils
hundreds of thousasnds of acres
But hardly can we feed ourselves
If they escape the day's bullet spray
children go to bed hungry every night

We have no gun factories in Somalia
Yet it is much cheaper than food itself
Every family is armed to the teeth
Hardly an hour passes without shooting
Death is a mere entertainment in here

International forces intervened in 1993 Hope had been restored temporarily
The shadows of misery got rolled back
But something wrong did take place
Mission suspended prematurely

By then we had only two warlords
Now they are infested in everywhere
Over 500 of them are ruling patchlands
They are devouring on us
like hungry lions
And the world is only watching,
not acting
What A Shame.





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Reviewed by Simon Thurlow (Reader)
Reviewed on May 23, 2004
Chilling images of what happens when anarchy comes to stay. You are the voice of the people who sadly have to live in that carnage each day

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on May 22, 2004
You have a powerful voice and your words are strong. Love and peace to you. Regis

Reviewed on May 21, 2004
(((abdi-noor)))

heartwrenching poem--what a shame, indeed. i pray for you and your family daily...may God answer our prayers soon!

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :(

Reviewed on May 21, 2004
A damn shame, Brother Abdi-Noor! I pray for your people and your nation every day; such a shame you have to live in fear day in and day out! May peace come to your land and all this hatred and violence against innocents stop! Oh, if it were only so....but until that day happens, I will keep you in prayer! And that is my solemn promise!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend (and sister) in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :( >tears <

Heartbreaking poem!

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on May 21, 2004
A shame, indeed, Abdi-Noor. Your heart and soul truly speak here again for all of Somalia. And I truly hope things can somehow improve.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on May 20, 2004
How sad Abdi! My heart cries! I feel so helpless!
I'll increase my prayers, and hopes. Keeping you in
thought, hoping for a solution! God be with you and
your country! I hope others countries help soon!

Reviewed by Floria Kelderhouse (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2004
Abdi the world is a mess...only God can
save us now...man has failed..
I hear your pain....floria

Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2004
I hear ya..no one cared when the war raged in Croatia..the Serbs attacked a new towns every day..killing and slaughtering..and noone cared..so don't expect for anyone to start now...

good write..


vesna :)


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