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Peacekeepers On The Ground : Narrative Poetry

written by Poet : Paul McCann


How do you feel about East Timor?
What can anyone do about war?
Get the peacekeepers in on the ground.
Hear is a taste of what may be found.
The welcome of thunderous applause.
It's wondrous.

But then as it was,
The cold reality sinks in fast.
Hungry and homeless people walk past,
With each slow step walk amongst the shame,
As children lay frightened and in pain.
Hear all the lovely people crying.
See all the lovely people dying.

It's now become the peacekeepers' fights,
For independence and human rights

 

By Paul McCann

Originally Posted On Site: 2009-01-06 07:45:35
Last Login: 05.24.12


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