Thursday, April 23, 2009

What we need.

The basic necessities
The things they say you need
Water, which you have to drink
But it can also drown you.
Food, which is for energy,
But it can be poisoned or choke you.
Shelter, for protection from the weather
But you cannot stop the inevitable from happening.
Air, so you can stay alive
But what's the point of living
When you are drowning in your own water
Being poisoned by your own food
Being ruined by your own government
Miles away from your own shelter
That has been destroyed by people
Who breathe the same air as you?

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Hide and Seek (poem Version)

I scream.
The blood flows down, down, down
To the floor
The knife twists in the wound
Her screams drown out mine
Trapped
The baby is killed in her womb
She drops to the floor in pain
On her knees
Can't stop screaming
Someone open the door
Let me out of here
Trapped
Blood on the floor
Help
Blood on the floor
Save me
Blood on the floor
Save her
Blood on my knees
I fall, screaming
Banging on the door
Someone let me out
She lays still
I still scream
The door breaks
I run through
The blood
On the floor
On my hands
As I kneel beside her
No more
I scream.