2010年5月22日 星期六

Hero of war

How many fathers
Did step out their home
And never came back?

“Goodbye, son”, a sad mother cried.
“Come back soon”.
A forever goodbye.

Plenty of broken hearts
waited for nothing but bad news.
Their loves are no longer alive.

They are all tired,
They all fall asleep
And watch us silently
From the other world
Called heaven.

But why?
Is there any sense
Shooting each other with weapons?
Are guns toys now?
Or is killing fun?

Children suffering in fire
That learn to write with guns.

War is like a usual event,
A huge human video game
Where people are taught to be brave,
To protect their country
And specially themselves.
Perhaps,
They just wanted to be heroes.

For these who admire wars,
What are your purposes?
Fame? Money?
More money? More fame?

Let’s dry our tears.
Remember their face,
Their love, their smile.
Five minutes of silence
For those heroes.

Hui-ting Chen (me)
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one of the winners of “The S.I. Engine” Comenius Project.


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