It's a winters day in Belfast ...
the rain is pouring down
the soldier patrols the dark mean streets
and on his face a frown
The radio crackles in his ear
the words all squaddies dread
"contact,wait out",the soldier hears
is there someone dead?
They all take cover where they can
and await for further news,
scanning all surrounding them
as the cover they do use.
Ordered to move to the site
where the incident took place,
the section moves on as one
to find what they must face?
They see the carnage on the road
with bodies laying dead,
it is the worse scenario
that soldiers all do dread
A child sits bleeding profusely
her body torn and broken,
the section are all mesmerized
not a word is spoken.
A medic rushes forward
and soothes the injured bairn ,
another senseless bombing
when will these people learn
They say they fight for freedom
they say that is their aim,
but how in any conceivable way
is an innocent held to blame?
They cause carnage and destruction
with no compassion or concern,
leaving nowt but misery
leaving people to die and burn.
They say that peace is now restored
and conflict is in the past ,
but the horrific memories all remain
and on peoples minds will last
The little girl now has false legs
and her life has moved on ,
she suffered through her injuries
through painful days so long
She has learned that those that maimed her
have been given amnesty,
but the soldiers who once saved her
committed an atrocity .
Like many other people
she cannot understand ,
why all this persecution
for those who saved her land??
