With bullets flying everywhere
And bombs exploding in the streets
People have been forced to flee
Business centers have been shut
In the rubbish strewn alleys of the city
Dead bodies litter around and stink
Over them dogs do shit and urinate
Cats eat them greedily as they guzzle
Thinking that Mom is still alive
Babies cling to unfeeding breasts
Scenes are grisly and unspeakable in here
And the world is only watching not acting
You paint pain in effective, no holds barred lines, Abdi-Noor. Such suffering...may your Nation learn from its ways before it is too late.
(((HUGS))), love and prayer, Karla.
Reviewed by Fergus Hancock (Reader)
Reviewed on July 21, 2007
Will the world permit Somalia to continue its agony? Will the world fear to become swamped by the hate? Can we, do we, continue to only watch, and not act?
Abdi-Noor, Africa must find answers, or the horror will only go on, and become worse...
Fergus
Reviewed by Victor Buhagiar (Reader)
Reviewed on July 21, 2007
There's nothing to be gained by conquering Somalia. So no one is interested. Victor
New Poetry by Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope)
In the end they'll all be dancin'--all them ones that didn't die.... Dance with me in the shadows amidst the lightning and the thunder, and all that nu-cu-lar debris. See the big bang from the other side, and then open that cellar door. Go down into
The fortunate inherit riches, prestige, positive notoriety. Those not so lucky bear legacies filled with poverty, infamy or, worse yet, the unhinged insanity and murderous urges of their ancestors.
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(((HUGS))), love and prayer, Karla.
Abdi-Noor, Africa must find answers, or the horror will only go on, and become worse...
Fergus