Apart from the grisly scenes of the latest city bombardments, I have seen today on the internet the picture of a child who is waiting for his mother to bring food but unaware that she was hit by a rocket at city center. I tried to speak to that child in a poetic telepathy but I ran short of words to fully express the tragedy engulfed on the life of that poor 3 year old baby boy.

I tried to view the Somali politics from any angle and cut it in any measure I can but unfortunately I could not get a piece of logic to appease that child. What can I tell a crying child who is peering through a dilapidated shack,staring in the open and feeling an air of starvation steering in his empty stomach.

What can we tell a child waiting for his beloved Mom who has already drowned in the depths of her own blood. What can I tell this child?

What can I tell this child?

Will it assuage his pain if I tell him that the Ethiopian forces will pull out of Somalia soon?

Will it bring his tempers to a normal emotional balance if I sing for him a lullaby that says "An agreement is awaiting signing in Djibouti, pending the return of the leaders from pligrimage in Mecca?

Will it help if I tell him that vessels carrying food aid shall make safely to the shores of Mogadsishu?

Will it stop him from crying if I tell him that the European Union is gearing up a new defence measure to combat piracy in the Somalis seas?

Will it lend a comforting palm to clean his tears if I tell him that the Islamic insurgents want to rule the country by Sharia Law and that is why they are pounding the airport with mortar bombs?

Or will it make sense for him if I say that a new mayor shall be elected soon for Mogadishu who will improve security of the city?

Or will it help if I tell him that President Bush will leave office and War on Terror will come to a temporary halt?

What can I tell this child who only knows Peace.

Please tell me what I should tell this child?