the rythmatic sound

the sound that i grew used to

the rythm that played along my song

thats if life is a song

 

forced to join the choir

that choir that i wouldn't have joined

only if the choir stage

was a few miles away from my village!

 

i ran,

ran away from it all

but no, my legs could not take me to safety

no where was safe.. not when they needed more

choir members to play the instruments

thats if guns are instruments

 

i produced that sound..

it became the work of my hands

forced to play the instruments when i didnt want to

 

i became part of it

my destiny decided by the choir leader

i was in no position to make my own decisions

but follow those given by the superior

my life depended on my willingness to cope

 

forced to kill my beloved ones

only to apease themselves

they laugh as they see me shed tears

not knowing what to do

only 7 years old but carrying responsibility of a 30 year old...

 

 

`

Author's Note

ok.. this is not from experience because some of you might think that i really fought in a civil war. it is always easier for me to write in the person's perspective like it was really me out there in the fields. this thought came to me one day when the fireworks were going on outside my auntie's house during a party. i was in the upper bedroom and i could see them hit the skys and then the sound clicked into my brain en looking back at the civils wars going on in the AFRICA with CHILD SOLDIERS increasing day by day i thought i could voice their feelings. hope you all love it!

Reviews

[khalid]

i really love it, how can i not while it carries such a message of peace and saving lives? as a person from the what is called the third world, let me try to explain how it is going. the leaders in Africa are just puppets moved by superior leaders in the developped western countries. unfortunately,most of the African countries are still under colonization. modern colonization is worse because you cant decide who is with and who is against you. the leaders of the developped countries want African countries to be always as they are now although they pretend to be against it. this helps those leaders to trade weapons which is the best trade in our world now. if peace revails all over the world, what would happen to weapons factories in the developped countries? that is why those developped countries try to keep the situation as it is. they threaten the African leaders of being unseated if they become not loyal to them..it is a really complicated issue, the solution must come from the African people themselves. if they dont get aware, they will continue their lives as it is now for ever. South African people led by Nilson Mandila could overcome racial discremination. if the people of South Africa didnt do that, they would have lived all their lives facing that racial descrimination. i hope the other African countries people would learn from that lesson because they are losing both their natural resources and their own lives for the sake of greedy politicians!
thank you for the nice sweet writing..

[luviva]

i totally agree with you
they have blind folded them with foreign aid whatever that they are helpin bring about peace bt they are just preparing their sources of rawmaterials that they will need. look there is energy insecurity right now. countries fighting over oil en gas en crude fuels.. who is gonna b there to solve the wrangle?? the developed countries yet they are not!
only looking for opportunities to establish relationships with our puppet AFRICAN leaders to get their hands on FRICA's resources,...
neo colonialism is everywhere!
enwe thanxx for the review!!

[AYVID N]

It is saddest when little children join battle. How beautifully you think....

[luviva]

it is real sad..
you know, it just makes your eyes water when you thibk about those little kids forced to join the battle for their survival..
en thanxx for the review!!

[AYVID N]

Thanx to you luviv, for writing so beautifully and thought provokingly!

[SHEEMA HUQ]

How very interesting that your development stage of life guided your resistence to learn music and to play and instrument as a child, just a fascinating account, thanks.

[luviva]

thanxx

[luviva]

actually its not ma childhood but i justimagined a life of a child ion war tone countries... just wanted to make people know hw those kids suffer.

[The Refined Poet]

painfully, perfectly poetic

[luviva]

the 3ps love it... thanxx for the review en reading!

[Jo March]

So so brutal. You've painted a very painful image with skill

[luviva]

thanxx... for the review