This is my poem that is inspired by poem All Things Not Considered by Naomi Shihab Nye. It is a true story that happened in Palestine on March 22, 2004. The subject of this poem is not a child, but a respected person who fight for their nation and religion named Syeikh Ahmad Yassin. Near East in this poem's title is the another name for Middle East.
Blood Tears in Near East
That dawn
Call of prayer echoed to all corners
As the wind blows
And the clocks chime
Men rushed to meet their obligations
Pray for their family
Pray for their salvation.
The eye of radar
Hungrily searching for the prey
The rumble of the giant bird
Trailing like a snake
Prepare to attack with venomous poison.
As the target locked
The missiles are fired
Like fireworks
In luminous sky
Chaotic people who scream
While look at the bearded man
The respected person
Died in the blink of eye
They shed the blood tears
Bewail the death of him.
References
Schmidt, Jan Zlotnik and Lynne Crockett, eds, Portable Legacies. Boston: Cencage Learning Wadsworth, 2009.
Nye,Naomi Shihab. All Things Not Considered. Schmidt and Crockett, eds.
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