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Don’t leave me Grandpa

A very young girl so bereft
now with none of her family left
her world torn up and over turned
with rules of humanity now all spurned.

They came with the new day dawning
the family shelter just a canvas awning
the thugs with guns and machetes then 
slashed and shot and shot again.

Unbelievable torture vented first
on women, old folk and then worse
children and babies killed out of hand
their graves just scratched in shallow sand.

Old Grandpa had bid the family flee
surely the thugs would leave him be?
But no they murdered this man too
and what could this young girl do?

Crying and powerless she clearly saw
her gentle Grandpa sink to the floor.
Across the world we heard her plea
please, please Grandpa don't leave me ....

BBC report of December 8th 2021 Massacre of Villagers in Myanmar (formerly Burma) by the State Army.

SO
Yet another killing of innocent folk
no salvation - what a joke!
Mankind hides till the threat has gone
and again impotent Gods look on.
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Salute!

So rest young warrior 
In yon ditch or field
And know that we are grateful
For the might that you did wield.

Rest easy in your graves
For it's not you who sinned
And we will always honour you
Though you are but dust in the wind.

The suited table talkers who fail
Send our young to die
But don't include their own children
When they give war a try.

It's the unemployed and poor
who sign up for wars and adversity
While the rich kids catch a jet
To a foreign job or university.

So many generous immature souls
Come forward when the Bell is rung
When the politician's remedies fail
They pass the bile filled cup - 
To the young.