Conflict Poems
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Continue readingRockets over Iran versus rockets over Israel
by Mario Odekerken
Rockets over Iran,a sky cracked with fire,
cities hushed beneath sirens, prayers rising
in smoke.
Rockets over Israel,walls trembling in the dark,
children sleep in shelters,dreams pierced by fear.
Different soil,same echo,
metal falls without a name,
and the earth forgets who started it.
Buttercup Blues
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
Mom captured my truth,
As a sixties flower child,
Yet in bloom of youth!
The Constant Conflict
by Somali Mukherjee
The lurking demons,
Lying deep down within me,
Strive against my good.
Apologize for What?!
by Scott Biggerstaff
For caring? For helping?
I know a plea
Nestled in a request.
I know what I heard.
Should I feel remorse
When, once wound,
Gears turn?
He’s angry -
I feel it like a compulsion
......
The Constant Conflict
by Somali Mukherjee
The lurking demons,
Lying deep down within me,
Strive against my good.
Conflict
by Mario Odekerken
Truth stands still,
hard and clear,
like a mirror that refuses to break.
Feeling moves,
soft yet insistent,
whispering of a path that seems lighter.
Between knowing anď longing
a fracture opens,
......
Tweestrijd
by Mario Odekerken
De waarheid staat stil,
hard en helder,
als een spiegel die weigert te breken.
Het gevoel beweegt,
zacht maar dwingend,
het fluistert een weg die lichter lijkt.
Tussen weten en verlangen
ontstaat een scheur,
......
Listen Twice
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
These days,
We don’t listen to understand.
We listen to reply.
Half the time,
We’re not even hearing another.
We’re just waiting for our turn to talk.
Strange, isn’t it?
Allah gave us two ears, one mouth.
Maybe that was a hint.
......
Rockets over Iran versus rockets over Israel
by Mario Odekerken
Rockets over Iran,a sky cracked with fire,
cities hushed beneath sirens, prayers rising
in smoke.
Rockets over Israel,walls trembling in the dark,
children sleep in shelters,dreams pierced by fear.
Different soil,same echo,
metal falls without a name,
and the earth forgets who started it.
