Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

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    Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

    I'm a child in a war torn country.
    Flaring bombs are close around me.

    I can hear their terrible sound.
    While hiding myself here underground.

    My hungry body is weak.
    As I drag myself to a hole to take a peek.

    Fear runs through my bones.
    Terror please soon be gone.

    Blood stains on the ground.
    Dead bodies lie all around.
    I can smell the stench.
    It makes my empty stomach wrench.

    I cover my ears to stop the sound.
    Smoke fills the air in this silent town.
    The earth rumbles as tanks roll by.
    Fire falls from the sky.

    When will it all end?
    Can I ever go home again?
    My parents are gone, I know not where?
    Does anyone out there even care?

    What's to become of me?
    Will there be a country left here to see?
    I cry, wondering if I will make
     it through the night.
    How long must I stay hidden
    down here out of sight?

    Do you feel my fears?

    Do you see my tears?

    Does anybody out there hear me?

    Copyright  ©   Susan Elaine Graves

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    MAFLongfellow commented on Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

    09-07-2009

    I HEAR YOU. AND CAN'T WAIT TO READ MORE OF YOUR WONDERFUL POETRY SUSAN. YOUR HEART FEELS OTHERS FEELING EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THEIR. AND LET OTHERS SHARE THEIR LOVE, FEARS , AND GRIEF.

    justastar2

    09/07/2009

    Thanks for the great review

    dustyrebel70 commented on Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

    06-10-2009

    This is such a sad poem, It has nice imagery and a nice flow to it. It's scary what war can do to people. See ya later Mimi

    justastar2

    06/12/2009

    Thank you mimi for your review and comments. Hope you never get tired of reading my stuff. Hugs! M Sue

    marinewife06 commented on Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

    06-09-2009

    I love this poem! it made me cry. the imagery was so real i felt that i was the child there wondering all these horrible thoughts. such a realistic thought to put in peoples heads. thank you for sharing this with us.

    justastar2

    06/09/2009

    Thank you for your gret review and comments

    Hampton commented on Does Anybody Out There Hear Me?

    06-09-2009

    A very emotional cry for help while trapped in a cruel world not of her making with little hope in sight. Sad but very nice.

    justastar2

    06/09/2009

    Thank you for your great review and comments

    The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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