At The Point Of A Gun

Cherry

By Bee

Thu, 05 Jun 2014
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12 comments
 

Snatched from sleep in the dead of night,
stolen from girlhood and marched 
out of sight with fear in their innocent hearts.
Who cares?

Forced to renounce their religion.
Hidden and threatened
whilst heartbroken parents
are searching the forest and weeping and wailing,
and asking a government to get off its arse
to do something. Begging America 
to help find them and free them - their beautiful children
who wants them? Who needs them 
when there seems little interest in media 
for girls who'll be sold to the highest bidder
as sex slaves or killed if not traded 
for terrorist prisoners to be freed and returned
to those who believe education is wrong
for women just there to relieve men's frustration 
and hunger and anger upon,
who cares?

My girl is a good girl - 
I pray she'll come home.
She could be a teacher, a lawyer, a doctor. Whatever she wants.
Make noise, don't forget her. Perhaps I will never 
see her and hold her again, 
but I'm wondering when it will matter
to those who could possibly help me to find her.
This is a plea to anyone out there with common compassion -
to anyone willing to listen
who cares.

Certificate PG
Poem
Rant
Other Non-fiction
Biography
Horror
Love

Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I read this one yesterday, Bee and was in the middle of commenting when there was a ring at my doorbell, so I never got around to it.  

It made a great impact on me, and I am so pleased to see it has a cherry today.  More than deserved, and I can only echo the sentiments therein, so eloquently and passionately put.  

Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on

Hi Tina.

Thanks for looking again. I've changed it a bit since the first one. I just can't stop thinking about what they all must be going through. The possibilities are horrendous. 

Bee

Submitted by Bee on

Thank you for the cherries!

Bee

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Bee,

I can see what changes you made, and think they both are very good. This one is perhaps a bit smoother to read.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks Jean. I did like the other one best in a way, but I guess this one is smoother. I'm pleased you read it again and think it still works. 

Bee

Submitted by RJF on

This is incredibly powerful Bee, it makes my heart break to think of those girlsand you have really captured the horror of it. Very clever. R

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks so much, R. I'm really pleased you took the time to read it. It is horror and yet doesn't seem to be big news. Why?

Bee

Submitted by RJF on

I know what you mean and I was shocked at how long it took for the papers to pick it up, nearly 4 weeks, shameful. x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I had thought it was making horror big news and concern at many top levels of governments, but maybe as time has gone on, it has been somewhat forgotten, or  helplessness to know how to report it now. You express the emotions and the awful event well and concisely as usual. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Bee on

Hi Rhiannon.

Thanks so much for reading - and for your comments.

hope you had a lovely holiday.

 

Bee

Submitted by Denzella on

Bee your poem is good but good or bad you make the very valid point that more should be done by those who have the power to help those poor girls.  Moreover in your own way you have made us all think again about those girls. Well done on the cherries too.

Moya

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks Moya. 

Bee