After The Killing

by Ashleigh Skye   May 27, 2006


After the killing,
after all the blood shed,
do they even feel remorse,
about all the empty beds?

To walk down the street,
where so many innocents died,
ripped apart from their families,
a life they denied.

Friends turning on each other,
families broken in two,
society shattered,
because of the lines they drew.

A festering wound,
on all those who survived,
haunted by memories,
of the innocence denied.

To the creators of this misery,
do we now see how wrong we were,
to wipe out a religion, an entire race,
in hopes of making the world "pure".

And after all these years,
all this time to reflect,
it's happening in the Middle East,
the people we need to protect.

If only our lesson had been learned,
then how many thousands would still be alive,
how many future scientists and doctors will die,
because their lives we deprived.

A miracle is needed,
to fix the pain worldwide,
because we cannot learn from our mistakes,
and the globe continues to divide.

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  • 18 years ago

    by melly xx

    This poem was pretty fly.
    "A miracle is needed,
    to fix the pain worldwide,
    because we cannot learn from our mistakes,
    and the globe continues to divide."
    This is my favorite stanza, mostly because its so true. we havent been learning from our mistakes. good job!
    5/5

  • 18 years ago

    by Broken Inside He only wants to hurt me

    A miracle is needed,
    to fix the pain worldwide,
    because we cannot learn from our mistakes,
    and the globe continues to divide.

    i love this last phrase it really speakes out. great flow great structure. overall 5/5. you have such a gift for poetry. this is so far my favorite of yours.

  • 18 years ago

    by Stephanie Naylor

    Its true, about all this is happening today, in other countries, all anyone has to di is help and maybe people can be saved and children be sparred

  • 18 years ago

    by in.need.of.a.lucky.charm

    I loved the last verse

    A miracle is needed,
    to fix the pain worldwide,
    because we cannot learn from our mistakes,
    and the globe continues to divide.

    you couldnt be more right.

    much love and many kisses,
    bex

  • 18 years ago

    by BECCA lessTHANthree

    Wow.. all of your poems are really great.. this a great poem because everbody can relate to it.. the only thing is that the second to last stanza was longer than the rest and disrupted the flow a little.. but thats a minor critique..

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