Anything can happen

I heard shooting

shouting

ran out on my balcony

my son on my hand

my daughter on my arm

what was happening

what was going on

my  brother shouted

get down get down

watch out for stray bullets

what was going on

a war?

a government overthrow?

so it was

the military forces had taken over

crying women

screaming children

men afraid to say the wrong things

No water

No electricity

No food

All no good

nothing changed

queues for food

cries of hunger

Military torture

many off to the mortuary

Politicians

even friends

shot dead

what a dread

20th century

Exodus

who ever could fled

went away to a foreign land

to try

to live again

a new beginning with nothing

Homesick

trouble was

Home was sick

wondering even now

after 28 years

how many people suffered this

who live in exile still today

I presume it will always be hard to say

and still today

some people suffer these same things

somehow somewhere

on this planet

and if I could and would be mighty

I'd spread the word of love

so father hear me you great God

let them hear the word of love you have

let them see that killing is so wrong to be

put down all weapons

Let it be...

PEACE ON EARTH