The War

by Sheldon Naidoo aged 15

The sky is grey, the leaves are brown
And everyone’s world is upside down
The sea is green, the rivers red
And the water is full of bloodshed

The children fall and weep upon the ground
They are trapped and out of bounds
The women weep as they watch their loved ones go
And more and more blood continues to flow

The war is over and there is a big price to pay
The warships leave from the sandy bay
The blood overflows and the war is lost
But little did we know that the children would be shot

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