[Warning: The content of the clip is not for the light hearted]
Genocide
Hounds that howl and devour the dead
Prowled around for flesh and blood
Hell broke loose –Oh! Wails of pain;
Bullets, bombs and chemical rain
Callous demons in cannibal fest,
Raped the doves and burnt their nest;
Stripped the feathers and slit their neck;
Buried in heaps, massacred wreck.
The proud nation fell to dust;
The world watched them moan and rust.
The demons danced in triumphant fest
And thanked Buddha for their conquest.
'And thanked Buddha for their conquest' - Shall we say for how long? But the people who are dead, will not come back. Their suffering cannot be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteNothing can replace this shit splashed on Tamils! Your poem pinches hard...
ReplyDeleteUggh. Very cruelly true piece, there.
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So tragic. I hope all atrocities around the world will come to an end.
ReplyDeleteIt wont let me do it, copyright!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShocking
ReplyDeleteShocking to the core.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashok.
Hello.
ReplyDeleteI just watched a similar program tonight on genocide in the Congo.
There are just no words to describe these kinds of atrocities.
Poignant & profound post. Thanks for sharing.
heartbreaking...
ReplyDeleteHello and many thanks for stopping by Pen and Paper, I'm delighted to meet you.
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting blog you have, I love your way with words.
As you say not a video clip for the faint hearted, I remember watching the programme and being totally horrified.
Shocking and sad.Prayers !
ReplyDeleteshocking and tragic,
ReplyDelete:O
ReplyDeleteYou brought out the truth in such a powerful and moving manner.
ReplyDeleteIt's all so sad..so shaking.
Moving!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post to read.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and comment.
Yvonne.
Thank you for stopping by yesterday. This is truly heartbreaking. I can never understand man's cruelty to each other.
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteI didnt know about this untill I saw it!
Its indeed shockin....and the lines...apt for the video!
Gory!
ReplyDeleteohhh this blog-spot is more than an ism....
ReplyDeleteterrific poem....
Chilling.
ReplyDeleteAnd sadly true far too often all over the world.