Think Peace
Our Children's Future
For centuries you have shed blood on the hot desert sand.
It stands to reason you love your land.
Politics, religion and revenge make all of us blind.
One common ground we need to find.
Our children and your children are the key,
to break this cycle, we currently see.
We share a special feeling, we do not stand alone,
when we welcome the night and see their peaceful faces sleeping safe at home.
This priceless love for our children, we can not compare,
to a mere bag of gold or a diamond that is rare.
So I hope you can see,
even though we may live across the sea,
we should all want our children to grow,
in a world united, that hasn’t a foe.
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Nightmare
The wind runs cold and howls,
as it blows through the home's dismembered bowels.
Dark red patches stain the floor,
where the century old rug used to lay by the door.
Broken remnants of furniture lay all around.
They still rest where they were blown to the ground.
If you closed your eyes and filtered out the night,
you would soon pick out the echoing fright.
It begins with the gentle, rhythmic breathing, of peaceful children sleeping.
Then abruptly interrupted by the night's senseless bombing.
The children scream and cry out in pain,
but soon quiet down as only their lifeless bodies remained.
This is too painful a memory for any parent to bear.
Please think of our children, Ahmed, Tommy, Leila or Blair.
They deserve to sleep through the night,
and peacefully welcome the sun's first light.
The future lies in their hands,
but how can we give them the world as it stands.
North hating South and East hating West.
The moment to talk is now, stand out above the crowd.
It's not too late, let's make them proud.
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Friendship
Side by side, two boys hike through the woods in wonder,
each imagining he was a famous explorer.
Always aware of each other's presence,
that's how it is, with friendship's essence.
They jump and they climb through difficult terrain.
Trudging forward, even in the light spring rain.
They urge each other on, all goals realistic,
their will and endurance increased, through a friendship truly synergistic.
Their enjoyment soon turns to fear,
as one boy screams out for all to hear.
In a blink of an eye their joyful hike,
turned into a life threatening fight.
Slowly advancing to look over the ledge,
a boy sees his friend dangling from a crumbling edge.
So close, but still too far to give him two helping hands,
he prays for guidance, right where he stands.
Struck by inspiration, he sees a small crevice.
One false move and he fatally falls down the rock precipice.
He inches downward and reaches his frantic friend.
One second more and his life would have been at an end.
Both safely back on the flat ground,
the boy embraces his friend, "Mohammed, I'm glad you were around.
You risked your life and you saved mine.
I am in your debt, 'till the end of time."
"Johnny, you don't owe me anything my friend, my brother.
We live in one world, we should all love each other."
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