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Good Boy
by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner → (All Poetry by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner)
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Reading the autobiography of a child soldier inspired this: God have mercy.


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The enemy hides in plain sight,
sixteen deaths taped to his breast
- directly over the heart -
in addition to his own.

Paradise awaits:  that's what
he has been told, anyway.

Only eight years old.  What does
he know of things like that?  What
does he know of seventy
seven virgins, Paradise?

He's just following orders.
He wants to be a good boy.

(c) 2007, Karla Dorman (9/11)


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 Reviews of "Good Boy"
Reviewed by Art Hernandez
Reviewed on September 16, 2007
Reality can come in many surprises...


no doubt....




Art Sun...

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 13, 2007
This is so very sad!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on September 12, 2007
Oh my this is so very sad...great writing sweet lady...Hugsssss

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on September 12, 2007
Indeed, they get a choice, lose a hand, or gain a gun.

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on September 12, 2007
Sad but true, the use of child soldiers is sickening but a sad reality in more than one country...and how do you fight against it...we are taught in our culture that women, seniors and the infirm are to be treated with respect and protected at all costs so how can we pull the trigger against them?

Fee

Reviewed by ~ Holly Harbridge (Reader)
Reviewed on September 12, 2007
Most disturbing Karla, but the horrible truth. love Holly

Reviewed by stan nassano
Reviewed on September 12, 2007
sometimes I just want to bury my head in the sand,such a strongly passioniate write,how could it be any other way child warriors,
it saddens the heart,
stan

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
As horrible as the reality of today child-soldier are, if it no were for the result carnage, their ideas and belief are beyond the ridicule, their goal so out of whack that the only thing that it's left to us is to go around telling Walt's joke.
Georg

Reviewed by Larry Lounsbury
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
That is a truth:used by mullahs to get across a struggle for power.Using the innocent when they should be in school. Enjoying the love of their mother and father.

Reviewed by Walt Hardester
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
One day when one of them bombers got to heaven...seventy seven people came up and kicked his ass...he said "St. Peter what's up with this? I was promised seventy seven virgins." St Peter replied, "Sorry son, you didn't read the fine print, it said seventy seven Virginans."
Oops.



Walt


Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
oustanding informative piece Karla
The morans teaching these kids
sometimes dress up the children
For the cameras, the media is their greatest weapon
peace be with you

Love
William

Reviewed by Lewis Findley (Reader)
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
They all are, and they all do. Sad

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Very good insight and yes, that it what many do believe and follow blindly, sad in a way because all life is important....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Oh Karla, how powerful and sad this is, excellently written Karla, and so very sadly true.

Reindeer

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
this is a powerful write-very powerful-well done

Reviewed by Kathy Armijo
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
It breaks my heart to hear these stories, and dang near makes me physically it.

The people who control these children are truly evil, I believe. I'm just glad I don't have to decided whether these perpetrators get into God's kingdom or no.

Kathy

Reviewed by chris stienstra (Reader)
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
So many good "little" boys have died because adults with poisoned hearts do the bidding for their spirits. Exceptional piece.
My very best
Chris

Reviewed by Charles Keller
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Tragic and poignant truth

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Sad.

Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Heartshattering peek into a part of the world where terrorists are born and bred; such a shame, such a g.d. shame! God help those innocent children over there; God help US who must live in fear of being attacked again! Very well done, Karla; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :( >tears! <

NEVER forget!!

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on September 11, 2007
Poor baby soldiers. Damned be the tyrants who stole their youth and murdered their creativity.
Love,
Susan


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