War Poem by Mustapha Muinah

Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the gun
The sound of war
A sound that put pain into the heart of man
A sound that seperate families
A sound that causes problem
The sound of war
Children clinging to their mother
people running here and there
Run for your life!
For life cant be bought.
The war grew larger
The warriors came nearer
People went into hiding
They entered the village
Slaughtering and binding
As they went into hiding places
Woman threw away babies
Father desert children
Husbands desert wifes
As they ran for their dear lifes
some people lost their wives
some lost their lifes.
What is war?
A mixture of blood and tears.