Julie Roberts March 2020
I wrote this poem after seeing the movies The Cave and For Sama.  It was heartbreaking to watch the families and the doctors try to deal with all the difficulties and horror of war.

Big brown eyes,
wide with fear.
Trembling, gathering
up those they hold dear close
as the bombs fall,
cowering with family
in a group feels
safer, but they
are also aware of the
randomness of war,
of bombs dropping,
of hatred and mistrust,
of pain and blood to those
who deserve it and those
who don’t.
Doctors work tirelessly
underground, to safely
heal and provide comfort.
Healing those hurt by the
merciless and viciousness
of this war.
The children break our
hearts, such innocence
caught up in a war they
don’t understand.
Blood dripping down their
beautiful  little faces, my heart
breaks, for all involved.
Wake up United Nations,
wake up please.
People are in pain, people are
suffering, for no more than just
being themselves.
One million people have
fled their homes to get
away from this war.
Empathy, compassion and
just plain human kindness,
Where are you?  Stand up!