Here is my contribution to the A to Z Challenge of April 2019.
This is the first time I am participating in this challenge, so we'll see if I have the stamina to complete the whole month !
I am also, very ambitiously, writing for the April NaNoWriMo ! So the challenge is
twofold !! But I'm behind in the NaNoWrite, 1500 words out of 10 000 because I'm concentrating on research and building bridges with my contacts.
Hang on to your horse and enjoy the ride. And good luck to all my fellow participants.
Good Morning World. If you would like to know more about this challenge or are thinking of participating in the future go here
In keeping with Jayden R. Vincente's post today, I will try to respect the ten steps for a better blog.
However I will not be prudent. So I apologize for this post. My intent is not to offend.
P is for Politics
WAR
1984
City at
war..............
With itself
alone
Born from
subtle differences
Lost in the
wakes of time.
A house is
thrown down
Death and
loneliness all around
The cause
is a word in the sacred book
Understood
and misunderstood.
We are
right, you are wrong
You must
die
For you do
not believe
In the same
God as I.
A square
where children played
Reduced to
rumble
Now the
boys and girls play no more
Guns are
their toys.
We are
right, you are wrong
You must
die
For you do
not believe
In the same
God as I.
City at
war............
With those
it should protect
No one will
live between its walls
As long as
they need to select.
©susanbauryrouchard
This poem, I wrote in 1984, another version, I wrote in 1983 during the conflict in Lebanon. I think that unfortunately it still applies today.
Politically Correct doesn't exist: it is a Hypocrisy !
You are either committed to Freedom, Equality and Peace or you simply don't care enough.
This blog is for writing poetry, short stories and memoirs. But it doesn't mean I don't have an opinion on Politics. I do, but I choose to show them elsewhere. That is what I am doing today by writing articles and spreading news about Political Injustices which are costing lives today as they have everyday. They have come to my attention particularly for the past few months.
Notre-Dame can wait ! She's only made of Stone ! She can be rebuilt.
We only have one planet, one climate, one species of every living thing and only ONE LIFE.
So it is time to act for what is important : LIFE and everyone who is still alive today because tomorrow they might not be.
Plus it's my daughter's Birthday and she is not with me. So I am sending her videos to celebrate and Facetiming with her. Also back to the Dentist to check everything is OK. And a meeting for my voluntary work helping poor and hungry children.
So long Folks, see you tomorrow.
Cloud cover today in Toulouse.
Thank you for reading and feel free to comment, disagree, argue and vent your opinions. I can take it !
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