Innocence Lost Comments
Child soldier with his gun
Blood stained fingers, half my size
Pulls the trigger
Thunder, smoke
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A powerful and thought provoking poem And so terribly sad But I'm always glad to see poets speak out about this kind of tragedy Thank you Mike
It's easy not to think about the terrible things... They're painful to think about. But it's important not too sweep such things under the rug, that's how they can be allowed to happen
Yes I agree with you totally mike. Your poetry helps open me up.thank you
I guess I should say, its a great poem, but a terrible story.
A terrible story indeed. But one that is grounded in true events. These are the horrors that our worlds least fortunate inhabitants endure. Thanks for reading
all around the world they use children to do something deplorable even in western countries... one thing they're easily manipulated.
Very true. They make easy targets for cruel minds. Thank you Manonton
Yes, now a days, the youngester are turned to terrorism, Very sad
Your poem reminds me of a thirty year horrible spell of all kinds of atrocities of ruthless terrorists, including carnage, broad daylight massacres, merciless kidnappings, and what not, we experienced on this island. Thanks to the valiant lot for the sacrifices they made, today we breath, in somewhat peaceful mind. I really admire your nerve to bat on exceptional fields. Thanks for sharing.x
im fortunate enough to have enjoyed peace my whole life. I can't even begin to imagine the terrors that some people are forced to confront daily. Thanks for reading
Every individual has his own reality. Some realities are horrific to imagine let alone endure.
There's a movie, Invisible Children. You can likely find it (or at least snippets) online. It depicts the lives of some of the children trying to avoid the fate described in this poem
Something very few can begin to comprehend. Powerful and well written
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Mike, we live in dreadful times, everywhere you look. I was inspired to write one myself Called My Brother Ali based on the dirty faced little boy who had been bombed out of his home in Aleppo. His photo appeared on the front page of all the leading papers in the UK a few days ago.Good seems to be fighting bad on so many varied fronts these days I despair for the world my sons will grow old in.