Why Are They Happy?

By: An Iraqi



This is a story that must be told...
of an Iraqi baby not very old

Lying in her crib on a star lit night...
how could she know of those planes in flight?

She lies there quietly touching her nose...
watching her mobile, wiggling her toes

Oohing and cooing so sweetly is she...
talking to someone, who could it be?

An angel is standing with her in her room...
the baby is smiling, unaware of her doom

The crib starts to shake and the mobile goes round...
then suddenly comes the most deafening sound

The ceiling drops in - in a second or two...
on her crib, so she ceases to coo.

No one knows how long she lies there...
who thought about doing it, does anyone care?

Is she alive? is she dead? is she in pain?...
now that you mention it, who knows her name?

Her name is Amal, in english we say hope...
crushed between the rubble, her tiny fingers start to grope

Where is my mommy? I love her so dear...
come get me mommy, it's so dark in here

I'm scared and hungry and i can't see my feet...
there's blood in my mouth, give me something to eat!

Where is daddy? where's my big brother?...
it hurts when i breathe, where is my mother?

How long have i been here? is this just a dream?...
i open my mouth, but i can't even scream!!

They appear again by my side
and this time with a tear...i plead, why have i died??

Am i alone in my suffering? no, there are many others...
in our grief and misery, we are all sisters and brothers

Who are we i ask you, for what crime did we die?...
they're throwing a party, doesn't anyone cry??

Is it true? am i nothing? how could it be?...
don't they also have babies, just like me??

It is war they say, of which death is a part...
how blinded they've become, how hardened of heart

Did someone say hero? to whom they speak?...
a victory claimed for killing the weak?!

Why are they happy? why are they proud?...
don't they know that i'm cold in my burial shroud?!

No war has been won, no if's, buts, or maybes...
for the oppressor still lives, they've ONLY killed BABIES!!!!!!



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