Ruins Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Ruins



Ruins

Ancient ruins of Smyrna are threatened by war
they might be blown up by those who want history
to start now cutting off the umbilical cord of yesterday
and we are all victim of the day before. Yet, sad as
it might be everything will be dust, we should lament
but not cry, as we would the death of a child.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: warfare
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mr. M Jamal 27 May 2015

Satirical yet powerful. We can shed tears for destruction by Isis of monuments but never for a dead child. Very well written.

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