Some poems seem to stay topical
Some poems seem to stay topical, even when you'd prefer they didn't. This is one of them.
Abdullah
Omar is a fighter,
Arifa is a nurse
And Abdullah?
Abdullah is twelve
Omar is dangerous.
Arifa is a healer
And Abdullah?
Abdullah is twelve
Omar kills hostages
Arifa tends the wounded
And Abdullah?
Abdullah is twelve
Omar’s full of hatred
Arifa, full of love
And Abdullah?
Abdullah is twelve
When the Tornado shed its load
Omar the fighter died
Proud and defiant
Arifa the nurse died
One carer less.
And Abdullah.
Abdullah was twelve
M.C. Newberry
Sun 5th Feb 2017 18:34
"War is all hell" - according to General William Sherman
US Army commander in the American Civil War. And
numerous conflicts later, nothing has diluted the truth of
his words.
In this instance perhaps -
The tragedy of young Abdullah
Has origins in that word "Mullah".