They Were Six
They were six
Beautiful, proud and free
Full of youth
Of dreams, joy and fun
Of peace they dreamt
Of war they died
Of home they dreamt
While the media lied
A billion enemies they had
Only for being born
A billion wishing them death
Only for drawing a breath
Even the sky begins to cry
The city of gold feels cold
And every soul begins to die
Six yellow ribbons
I thought I saw fly
Across the crying sky
They were six
Each of them a story
Each of them a life
About this poem
I haven't really known how to react to the news of the six Israeli hostages murdered by Hamas terrorists the other day. Perhaps the only way is to keep their memory alive, which this simple piece is trying to do. The piece is also a way of expressing my disappointment at the callous behavior of people online, as if these people's lives were worth less because they were Israeli. We need to be more intentional about calling this behavior out when we see it.
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Written on September 02, 2024
Submitted by IzzyMG on September 02, 2024
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| Scheme | Abxx cdcd xxee fxf xff Abx |
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 462 |
| Words | 98 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3 |
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