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War Child

04 Monday Apr 2016

Posted by Worldly Winds in NaPoWriMo 2016, Poetry, Poetry readings / Events

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Alex Carr-Malcolm poet, Alex Carr-Malcolm poetry, Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2016, poetry, UK poet, War Child, Yorkshire poet

This poem is available in my latest book, ‘Counting Magpies’ available either from Amazon or directly from me 🙂

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War Child

 

War child, far child,

not in my back yard child,

foul flies, infesting eyes,

freely grief is advertised.

Blasé news, propaganda views,

stretchered to the blues and twos.

Feuding plans, dividing clans,

charity absolving man.

Splitting heads, landmines, legs,

rubberneck, the child who begs,

behind the eyes, traumatized,

rape and murder legitimized.

Arms and gear, year on year,

dealers, spreadsheets, profiteer,

bankers, warlords, politician,

making schisms, capitalism.

War child, far child,

not in my back yard child.

 

© War Child 2015

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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