From Upcoming Poetry Book- "Praying for Peace"

"Praying for Peace"

Mamma has a blanket over our heads,

With the Bible in her hands,

Reading and praying over us,

My little brother is holding my hand,
Shivering looking into my eyes
While the sound of bombs

Exploding all around us is deafening,
Daddy's running every where

Gathering our supplies,

No rhyme,

No reason for the war

That's going on,

All for what?

For oil,

For land...

These memories don't

Seem to fade,

Wake up from nightmares,

Past times have me shook up,

Promised that I'd be
My brother's keeper,

Was it my religion?

Was it my ethnicity

That had them

Hating me?

We all breathe the same,

We all bleed the same,

One day we'll be laid

To rest and meet our maker,

Have to answer for

Our Sins,

Till then I'll pray

Like that faithful night,
When we were being

Bombarded,

Down on my knees

Asking Christ for protection,

Love, Hope, & Peace!

From Upcoming Poetry Book

Written By Ani Galestanian