Our Middle East.



Give us the Hope we deserve
it wouldn't cost you a thing,
Turn a frown-Upside down
the happiness that it can bring,
What if you give Hope-
to Our country that's in need,
Protecting the women & children
from all their neighbor's greed,
The bombs that are being dropped
the Innocent lives that's lost,
Families torn-Home's destroyed
they've already paid the cost,
Almost 3,000 dead and counting
in the deadliest war out of 5-,
How can you be so selfish?
for the taking of so many lives,
Our futures will surely change
we can start rebuilding to cope,
Help us put an end to this violence
All that we ask for is Hope.

                 By Michael A Watkins.

About this poem

I wrote this poem because I don't agree with countries taking advantage of the Innocent, the young, I share their pain and anger.

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Written on October 18, 2023

Submitted by michaelw.21046 on October 18, 2023

Modified by michaelw.21046 on October 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXABCXCXXXXAXXXXBXB X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 653
Words 130
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 20, 1

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2 Comments
  • susan.brumel
    Thank you for this poem and for expressing how so many of us are feeling.
    If we all would take a moment to look into each other’s eyes to see our own reflection-
    Earth, peace; Humanity, perfection
    LikeReply6 months ago
  • michaelw.21046
    It saddens me watching the news and people in the United States don't know if their Loved Ones are Ok or the unthinkable has happened. I named this Our Middle East because My Prayers are with you.
    LikeReply6 months ago

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