Parents with Orphaned Hearts

Parents with Orphaned Hearts

 

 

the borders cringe

shrink in confidence

the bombs boomerang

 

a flutist plays by 

the skeletal remains of a school

where once innocent children

strove at recess

 

smoke lines the creases

of hearts

a people's world

in bits and pieces

 

both sides then

both sides now

both sides a destructive

taste

the drinks on the house

but not even a charred wood

table to set them on

 

Peace is a place mat

under a cup of coffee

that has pieces of flesh

as sugar substitute

 

and the cream curdles

with each explosion

where are those children now?

 

and why cannot both sides

build a new table

at which to congregate, negotiate

sublimate

an accord.

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/7/25

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

This poem has a heart of gold; a conscience one.
When the dust settles, upwards of 15000 innocent men, women and children will be buried vs. 1300 on the genocidal, oppressor side who has all the money and weapons of mass destruction.
We all see when the religious nut cases on both sides do to each other.
A sinister and malevolent God permits genocide from the olden days till now.
Abrahamaic religions started as religions before they turned into a political and a religious weapon with mass atrocities and genocides against each other and other nations.
I believe in a peaceful and just solutions or it will get worse.
Things have been happening since before 1948, with Jewish terrorists taking over the land by force, expelling millions of Palestinians to other lands. Palestinians have organized their terrorist groups to counter them since then.
A cycle of revenge, hatred and mutual destruction will continue until they come up with a fair solution.
This should have not been happening; Issac and Ishamel were have brothers whether any side likes it or not or look down in racism, apartheid upon the other.
Keep religions between you and God and reject the extremists who are hell- bent on religious wars.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate your insights and opinions here, Sami.
Thank you,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir Jacob.

[Dylan Macadham]

Bombing Schools and Hospitals, whatever the rationalization, are War Crimes committed by Monsters!
A compelling piece, Jacob!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Dylan.
j.

[poetgurl]

You hit the nail on the head here, This is wonderfully said.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, poetgurl,
j.

[redzone]

It goes beyond schools. Hospitals, Mosques, homes, journalists, even those areas declared as "safe" are bombed as Israeli stormtroopers, indiscriminately shoot to kill. There is no infrastructure, no farming, very little food, no clean water and this continues day after day after day. The only thing missing is the Zieg Heil!!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Curt,
j.

[Lorry]

He who shouteth the loudest doesn't always get to be president, I mean .... doesn't always get heard over the genocide of the innocents.
As Stephen Fry once said to rapturous applause "War... s**t it!"
Not his most eloquent, but we got the message.
With those borders ever shrinking, until we are all just one world nation, what differences will we try next, after racial and religious intolerance?
It may just be the next reality show in the making... last despot standing! I'm sure the ratings would be through the roof, before plummeting due to no audience member being left alive!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, last despot standing...
They are sitting on their souls right now.
Thanks, Lorry,
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

Children always pay the price of their father's follies. Sad situation on both siddes and all the wars raging at the moment.

Good one j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Ted...yes, suffer the children, as always.
j.

[Desert Knave]

I think both sides would rather have no table and someone to blame it on (Rally the forces, you know) ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

War is always the fault of someone else...but it takes two to tango.
thanks, Jim,
j.