- Non-Erotic Poetry
- With The Devil
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Genocide was committed in Rwanda just over 10 years ago. Over 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu moderates died, as some of their countrymen immersed themselves in an orgy of slaughter. At the height of the killing, 10 people each minute were massacred, a human life every 5 to 6 seconds. The murderers ran out of bullets, thereafter they hacked their victims to death with machetes.
The UN withdrew all but a few members of their mission out of the country and denied General Roméo Dallaire a clear mandate on how to end the horror. He is still haunted today.
When the world subsides into the yawning pit
of chaotic abomination, how can one soul
contend with a million agonized shades?
The touch of blank-eyedpetits
washed cold with hot blood.
Le sang a lavé des mains de mort.
Whisper despair, Roméo,
as you shake hands.
Stay Roméo, don't run away!
Our last hope rests with you.
Thousands die each spinning
day, rescue only one.
Rwanda,
heart of Africa,
your blood taints the Nile.
Your screams are muffled
against the gag
placed in your mouth
by UN strong men.
It was said, they offer nothing
there are millions of them.
Let them kill each other
we'll be better off
when the blight
consumes
itself.
Rwanda,
heartbeat of a continent,
your pain taints the future.
Whisper despair, Roméo,
you've shook hands with the devil.
Stay m'sieu don't run away!
Our last hope rests with you.
Be noble.
Don't go.
Be brave.
Stay.
Do what is right.
Reject escape
with every strong fibre
of morality bred into you.
- COMMENTS
Belegonover 18 years agoand very sad. a heartfelt reaching to encourage a man to do that most difficult thing, stand and be an example when the risk/reward ratio is almost nil. I like the line structure Carrie, I like how it "forces" you to notice the other side of the "paper", as we had to be forced to notice the other side of the world.
My Erotic Taleabout 19 years agosword of truth, slice.
Very nice
excellent delivery
of a very moving
situation.
excellent poem~
Anonymousabout 19 years agoboth visually and the written word. A haunting tragedy in its composition, but handled with beauty and insightfulness. I will think of this for a long time.
