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Anti War Poetry
jannah
02/07/03 at 05:29:36
slm,

this is a cool site with anti war poetry.. they had 2000 submitted just this last week alone. i thought maybe our muslim poetry stars could contribute some stuff on there as well :)

http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org


here are some i found that were cool too

Baghdad, Be'er Sheva, Baltimore
One unit:

One child.

One mother.

One rifle.
One bullet.
One concussion bomb.
One unit of chemicals.

One endless moment.
One desperate wish for rescue.
One unit of blood.
One unit of despair.

A billion cries for peace.


Kandahar

imagine. refugees huddling
waiting for warmth to throw back the shadows
the mountains moving imperceptibly toward dawn

look. a small boy is picking up a stone, but it
is a stone made for throwing, not for skipping
he has forgotten how to play
he hurls the stone toward hidden enemies
and wipes away the water in his eye.

see. this young woman should be
blossoming but hunger and fatigue have
nipped her budding
she is dirty, her feet blistered from
the miles between bombs and borders
who will light a candle for her
if she withers here in this bare soil

in kandahar, the flower vendor has left the street corner
having no one to lean on, the fresh flowers sign
is swaying madly in the wind


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