The Nation's blood

by HHemayed

Published April 22, 2013

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The screams are echoing,
Inside my ear.
They rip my heart,
Fill my eyes with tears.
 
I could see,
The blood dripping.
I could feel,
The skin ripping.
 
The children are running
Around terrified.
They’re trembling.
They want to hide.
 
They see their parents
Killed in front of their eyes.
They cry aloud and
Curse bad guys.
 
The children are calling
For you and I.
Begging us for help,
Before they die.
 
Will we help,
Or simply ignore?!
Pessimism,
I want no more.
 
We can make a difference.
We can fix what’s wrong.
All we need is to work,
Not just sing this song.
Comments & reviews · 4
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Infinitron
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Infinitron wrote a review Review · Apr 25, 2013

Great work! I have always loved poems on the patriotic theme. And this one is something that caught my heart. The lyrics are powerful and the words have been used precisely. They clearly convey the message to the reader. I hope your message reaches your nation and they start acting as it has been told in this poem "not just sing this song". The ending was a bang. You deserve a thumbs up!

:D Thanks!

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EL FINITO
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EL FINITO wrote a review Review · Apr 22, 2013

Lovely piece you've got here, its nice I must acknowlegde, the feelings you put into the poem makes it feel as if its happening right now and I should take up my sword.

However, you can still improve on this pieces, for example your punctuations from stanza 2 makes it difficult to read

"I could see, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER WITHOUT THE COMMA HERE
The blood dripping. USE COMMA HERE INSTEAD
I could feel,
The skin ripping."

In the 3rd stanza it was all full of breaks, taking off the flow of the poem

From the 4th stanza down instead of using breaks in between why not just use commas instead.

Apart from those little punctuation flaws I think you've got a great piece, keep the spirit going...!!!

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msyterious
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msyterious wrote a review Review · Apr 22, 2013

it is a nice poem, simple, yet giving a message....and even though you have painted a very drastic picture of a war, this gets across a message about the need or will to do something, bring about some change, war or no war, whatever may be the situation.

the simplicity of the poem enhances the message...nice work.

well this is what i understood from it, if any different meaning was intended by you, please do tell.

:)

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msyterious
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msyterious wrote a review Review · Apr 22, 2013

it is a nice poem, simple, yet giving a message....and even though you have painted a very drastic picture of a war, this gets across a message about the need or will to do something, bring about some change, war or no war, whatever may be the situation.

the simplicity of the poem enhances the message...nice work.

well this is what i understood from it, if any different meaning was intended by you, please do tell.

:)



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