War-torn

Screaming; wailing,
A horror-filled morning,
Lives being wasted,
Death’s mouth is fed.

Innocent souls,
Taking the toll,
Greed and principle,
Wound and cripple.

Metal and valor,
Reign in terror,
Crawling madness,
City in furnace.

Orphaned and helpless;
Children lie in distress,
Incurable disease,
Of war-torn memories.



From the:
Fragments of a Soul [Compilation]
Copyright © April 2007 Arnel Oroceo, an Official Entry to the Carlos Palanca Memorial Foundation for Literature All Rights Reserved by the Carlos Palanca Memorial Foundation