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There Are Flowers At The Station

kevin raymond | 13.07.2005 09:32 | London

This short poem is dedicated to those who died or were injured and those who lost or had loved ones injured in the London bombings. The poem suggests that we try to grieve for our loved ones, the injured and our city without resorting to the terrible witchhunts of the past to relieve our anger. Peace

There Are Flowers At The Station

There are flowers at the station
So we don't forget
Such madness and devastation
Is still with us just yet
All lives have been interrupted
Some not to resume
Now we must be careful
That hatred shant consume
Each and every one of us
Is affected by the wrong
Each and every one of us
Struggles to move on
We all look for a culprit
On which to vent our angst
They are not all terrorists
Yet we blame them and be damned
We need a hate to ease our state
Of mourning for the dead
Love would be so wonderful
Remember them with that instead !

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© kjp raymond 2005

peace.

kev.

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FUCK OFF

13.07.2005 13:29

why don't you write for the 100 000 iraky people death??? why all this shit?? or it is that the life of 50 londoners is more important than 100 000 irakyes?? 50 people??? that's nothing man, every fucking days more than that are killed in the police stations all over the world... the difference??? nobody cry for them, no body put flowers for them...
Where are the flowers for all those who day under the state terrorism????

SADJGHK

Great poem, Kev

13.07.2005 15:07

A tasteful and measured comment on the state of things in London, Kev.
Londoners are shocked and saddened, although there were terrbly aware that the wrongs being done in other countries would one day bring that same terror to their own streets.

And this is no time for 'whataboutery'. Many of us tried in our own small way to stop the war in Iraq, and are totally against state oppression - that doesn't make us any less shocked or saddenned when horror strikes in our own back yard.

Keep it up, Kev. Your good work is appreciated.

JMC

jmc
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there is more meaning here than a foul mouthed four letter word

13.07.2005 22:48

Not bad - nice to hear some home truths coming out - keep up the intriguing work!

nad
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