stunningly apt piece...worth reading again and again...patmedlin

This piece of brilliant work speaks volumes of sadness and truth.

~Valerie~

You have all of the emotion right there in that poem! So sad! Great work!

Jane

The pain of seeing this awakens the compassion in all of us in the same way it has spoken to you. So very well written and expressed so that we can understand it in full clarity.
Amor

As sad as this poem in reading sounds, Diana! In reality it speaks the truth.

I like how this flows. Very sad indeed Diana. Love and Light, Karen

Apt, timely, stark, real, and very sad, Diana. Your compassion shines through your words here. Love and best wishes,

Regis

Oh how heart wrenching this is! Beautifully written and felt.

Today is Christmas 2010. Today, I'm wondering what the children in places like Haiti woke up to. Here in the U.S. my grandsons are no doubt already tossing this gift and that aside, bored with it all. And, at the opposite end of the spectrum, certain others are weeping from hunger. Where did we go wrong? Will there ever be happiness again?

David

So much pain in these true words...written tenderly bur stark!

Another poignant and powerful write by you. Your work evokes a lot of feelings! Excellent writing.

Cheers!

Harry

So sad how the world have changed since we were babes. A great write to make people think of the changes and hurt caused Diana.

Newfie hugs, Rose

Fine writing, Diana

A RIVETING WORK...PHRASES THAT STRIKE THE 'BELL OF DOOM' WITH EVERY WORD...AND IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, WHAT WITH THE CONDITIONS, SOME OF WHICH YOU MENTIONED, THAT EXIST. YET, THE 'PROMISED LAND' STILL AWAITS US...BUT, BECAUSE OF BAD CHOICES IN THE 'BEGINNING', WE MUST 'PASS THROUGH' THIS WORLD TO GET THERE. I PRAY THAT MANY 'LITTLE HANDS', HAVE AND WILL...MAKE IT...FOR 'HE' LOOKS BEYOND THE OUTER APPEARANCE AND SEES THE HEART. AN EXCELLENT WORK...ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING AND GOD BLESS.
LOVE, JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Powerful penn. For sure.
But if this is about America, then where has the America gone that we read about.
If it's about Africa's poor. Then debts must be written off, in the way that Great Britain has. (safe guards) If not, then love begins at home.

When I was last in America NY. I saw ex Nam soldiers outside the Central on 42nd. Once the sally army had told me who I was speaking to. I was amazed at NYers, spitting and ignoring, walking over these American Heroes. I was disgusted. Yup I did give the money to have them in a hotel for awhile. But I realised the gulf and culture difference betwixt two nations.

So how can such a child be murdered by a nations govt? America. Has it lost its back bone. Is the generation now degeneration?

I often look back at my life as a child in a family of ten kids in post WWII era and wonder what my parents who struggled and went without so much to raise us would think of todays society if they were still alive. Great write and a solid statement.
fee

Every time I read of situations such as this, I think of little JonBenet Ramsey. Our world is swirling into a sewage pit. I am not guiltless in this, I have contributed to it, but at least I found a way to stop and come out of my descent. But these people think there is nothing wrong with dressing their little girls up to look like a tramp for the money they can bring in. Good words to the wise here, Diana.

Life cab cause wounds in the heart where none should lie.

Amen, sadly true. This is a very good write.