LETTER TO IRAQ

life on your streets
is deadly when a young man
strapped with explosives
sets your heart ablaze

a son wrote a note saying -
peace died long before i was born

his proud father consoles his grieving mother
her heart torn apart
her dreams blown to bits

iraq, the suicide bomber
stalks your children
and will not abandon this world
until it finds them

iraq, too much blood has been spilled
how long will dawn
reveal images of burning flesh

refuse to remain silent
refuse to become violent

peace will fill up the cave
in your heart
and wash away tears and fears
from your streets

©2009 Selwyn Milborrow

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