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Children, Sweets and Suicide Bombers
By maipenrai
26 July 2005
nothing to be said, its all in the piece

we had stopped by the roadside

just for a break, get some fresh air

getting out of those mobile coffins was good

just to stretch our legs

a group of kids, about ten in number

approached us smiling, hands out asking for sweets

it was good to see smiles, we dont get that many

as the kids grew bolder, fooling around

more of the younger ones appeared

little boys and girls, maybe five or six or younger

till we had about fifty kids around us


we did not see him the guy in the car
he must have increased speed as he sped

towards us and the kids

next i know i am in hell on earth


i did not hear a bang, more of a massive shaking

of the ground and the air around us

we had three guys down,
 but the kids, sweet jesus the kids


i was screaming like a mad man, hatred in my veins

the kids, bits and pieces of the kids strewn around the ground

the wounded we tried to treat

but a kid with no legs is hard to save


screaming parents, screaming marines, screaming kids

body parts, blood and bones and pain, lord so much pain

why did he detonate so near the kids

i can understand him wanting us

but why the kids ?



Reviews

Written by alandavidpritchard (59 comments posted) 26th July 2005
deeply moving and remarkably powerful
thanks
Written by maipenrai (784 comments posted) 26th July 2005
thank you for your comments, this is based on an incident that occured in Iraq about two weeks ago, i think 27 kids were killed and many more injured, the Marines lost one guy with two injured ??????? 
what is in the head of someone who would detonate himself and a car bomb next to kids ?????
Tough-but true
Written by LePetomaine (8 comments posted) 8th July 2006
This makes for harrowing reading-it has integrity-its actually beyond words.
powerful
Written by Leo (573 comments posted) 8th August 2006
I can't help but be shocked and saddened by this piece. 
 
thank you for sharing your insights

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