<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=571009" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Rwandan Elegy</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Rwandan Elegy</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The foul stench of burning flesh permeates the air, <br>Rotten, putrefying bodies lie in the baking sun, <br>Bright crimson death everywhere, <br>Frightened masses on the run</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Wide-eyed terror on the prowl, <br>Africa rent asunder, <br>Can be seen Death’s scowl, <br>Sheer madness in Rwanda</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Frenzied killing unabated, <br>A fevered orgy of blood, <br>Hate and bloodlust not sated, <br>A vile and incessant flood</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Machete’s a-glint in the firelight, <br>Dark night knows no end, <br>Rampant death beneath stars bright, <br>The victims’ souls ascend</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sculpted in lifeless repose, <br>Torn bodies and silent screams, <br>The legion of dead in abject throes, <br>Naught can ever the killers redeem</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And, where must be asked, was the World? <br>When they were needed the most, <br>Why were their actions not most bold? <br>Why was saving lives not topmost? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And today, the land lies sullied in shame, <br>The rabid killers remain unbowed, <br>The dark pall of hate still silently aflame, <br>And beyond, a menacing cloud</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But perhaps, as if from the ashes of the dead, <br>Rwanda can rise once more, <br>To assuage the blood, terror and dread, <br>And embrace “Peace” forevermore!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ross+DixPeek">Ross DixPeek</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=571009" data-title="Rwandan Elegy de Ross DixPeek" data-description="Rwandan Elegy The foul stench of burning flesh permeates the air, Rotten, putrefying bodies lie in the baking sun, Bright crimson death everywhere, Frightened masses on the run Wide-eyed terror on the prowl, Africa rent asunder, Can be see..."></div> </div> </div>

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