Hope in Those Smiling Eyes.
They ask why the boy has darkness in his eyes.
What makes him always cry and never smile.
He wishes inside there never was a yesterday.
When he sore his beloved mother pass away.
He was looking for food in the bombed-out town.
There he saw his mother laying on the ground.
Held his mother as the tanks were bearing down.
And the missiles continue to explode all around.
He wiped away the fresh blood on her aged face.
For this family the world is a very dangerous place.
He tries to remove some of the metal in her head.
He knows soon, his beloved mother will be dead.
His home, school and now all his family have gone.
In the middle of a war, he now stands sadly alone.
Him and thousands of his friends, hell won’t end
Waiting for the bombs and missiles to come again.
If and when the attacks do finally come to an end.
There will be nothing left for him and all his friends.
The hope you used to see in his bright smiling eyes.
It has long since gone like his family, it has all died.
Nataiella July (2024).
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The human condition is a social one and one of our fears is being alone. War and death threaten this and this poem portrays that fear. Nicely written
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In the case of this poem, I think that it is a creation that can find hope in the main character.
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Sadly it is the world we live in.War is always somewhere.Hope is all we can cling to
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War is never a good thing, both victor and vanquished loss a great deal, for me it’s always a Pyrrhic victory. And no one can tell me otherwise, the amount of lives, property, resources and peace that we had lost as a family alone are not and possibly will never be compensated by the so called resulting benefits gained. It’s just not worth it in the end.
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Damn, this has such intense emotional weight. It feels really raw and honest. Loss is such a painful experience it's hard to put it into words, but your poem reflects it really well
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The impacts of war, especially on children, is so terrible. so much sorrow and lost hope because of war. A really moving poem, it's so evocative.
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War is awful and its consequences are so far reaching. A wonderful and poignant poem that describes the horror of war. Wonderful write, my friend! 🌹👏
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You're welcome, my friend! ❤️🙏
That's sad. Really emotionally impactful.
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Beautiful.
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Wow! 😳
A powerful and
poignant poem 😢
of the horrors of
war and how it changed
the hope in those,
once smiling eyes..
Outstanding imagery
throughout,
terrific presentation! 👍
Best regards ✌️ Thad
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Sadly, this might all too likely come to pass. What a poor job we humans have done, what a good job you have done detailing it. Nice work.
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I deeply enjoyed it
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