Raven's call

Morning fog shrouds the raven's call
As gunshots pierce the mall
Ramah's soil bleeds red as Rachel weeps
In darkness nations sleep
As Humanity washes ashore(#KiyiyaVuranInsanlik)
'Merica and Fortress Europa abhors
Children of men scorn
Lives shattered and torn
Salat al-Janazah, a wooden box, and a father mourns
Drops trickle, a stream flows
An endless walk as bodies decompose
Hope abandoned
Refugees branded
Thirsty
Dirty
Hungry
Stones substitute bread
Waves splash upon the dead
Hope drowns
The raven's call are the only sounds

By Shannon McKemie, M.A.
09-04-2016

Photo credit: Dominic Robinson at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dropstuff/2840632113