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I Have Seen
by Ari-Gozen, Jan 23, 2010, 8:43:10 AM
Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Free Verse
I have seen

     Shrapnel flying through the air
As my friends run for cover,
Me among them.

I have heard

     The sound of bombs, of gunshots
Cries of terror of the frightened, the fallen
Wailing sobs of those who mourn.

I have seen

     The darkness of the night
Lingering over a stormy ocean
With only a single boat sitting there
As I make my way across the harbor.

I have heard

     Only eerie silence of escape
Stifled tears of my companions,
Wondering whether we will live.

I have felt

     The dismay of seeing neverending sea,
Fear for my life, for others
A want to be only back home.

     The horror of gunshots raining down
Anxiety and worry as I pretend to be dead
While others are not pretending.

I have heard

     My classmate cry out in pain,
Begging for water from his father
To sooth his bleeding eye.

     His father replied to him,
"Be ready son, for when you die
I shall toss you into the ocean."

I have seen

     A refugee camp, on land
Where my legs are still unsteady on solid ground
But where I can rest and eat
And where I shall for two years to come.

I have felt

     The uneasiness of an airplane
But hope that I can at least
Come to a new world, a new life
And I pray for those left behind
In this time of war.

I have seen

     Year after year pass by,
And I am a new person.
I have been given countless opportunities
Food when I am hungry, a home to come to
Education so I am as equal as anyone
Here in this 'Nuoc My'.

     I have been given a family,
People to come home to and laugh with,
To share our troubles.

Oh, I have heard, I have felt

I have seen

     Through my mother's eyes.





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Communism In a Poem
by killerface8, Jan 13, 2008, 2:37:08 PM
Literature / Poetry / Sociopolitical / Free Verse
They told me they were bad
This much I know is true,
For all the Commie wants
Is the same for me and you.

Oh I know this sounds good
And I know how it could,
But you’ve got to realize
That it’s through a compromise.

For all shall be the same
As the revolution came,
An image that was buttered
A reality that fluttered.

No more consumer goods,
No more hoodies with them hoods.
Why would you want a car
When you can walk to the bar.

A heel for a toe,
For no one cares,
This is the burden
That this system bares.

Perhaps it was the storming
That made the trouble forming,
For quotes must be met
Or you’ll fall into debt

For every women and man
They truly had a plan,
In a box they’ll live
60 feet is what they give.

Now if you want to get ahead
Join the commie party stead,
For then you’ll really go far
And actually get to drive a car.

Now a cold war must be fought
So they can show us what they’ve got,
But when it was completely done
It truly was the West that “won”.