To Paris, with Love
As I stood stunned
watching the news,
the streets of Paris
under siege,
words failed me--
for how can one understand
the lunacy and savagery of man?
Amid the silence and shock
I still hear your heart beat--
broken with loss
but unflinching in
the face of a deadly enemy,
one without borders
or respect for humanity.
It strikes relentlessly,
devours its victims
each day a new target,
shameless in the name
of a warped ideology.
We stand by you, as we
do by Russia and Lebanon, too
and everywhere
innocent lives
lie mangled in the jaws
of this barbaric beast.
Copyright: Neetu Malik
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Words seem quite pointless in the face of such atrocities....
Words seem quite pointless in the face of such atrocities....
Neetu,
Words that express our humanity and when well-stated are not pointless; keep putting your words to good cause.
Thank you, Mac. I suppose you are right.
What a wonderful and meaningful poem.....Thank you my friend!
Thank you, dear Nona.
Yes, but your words touch all of us!
Thank you, my sweet friend Dowser.