Shrapnel

by Dr. Jaipal Singh

Extremists are demoniac
With umpteen ugly faces
Even mom’s womb is unsafe
From their demonical acts

What a painful nemesis
Of the Syrian baby girl
Born with a shrapnel
Lodged in her forehead

Demons are malevolent
Target innocent for pleasure
May God save her
Wishing her a better future.

(Wrote this after reading the news item about how a baby girl was hit by a shrapnel piercing her mother's womb in a rocket attack in war-torn Syria. Doctors saved her in a caesarean operation and appropriately named her 'Amel' meaning hope.)

25-Sep-2015

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Comments on this Poem

Thank you, Rupradhaji, for liking it.

jairathore
26-Sep-2015 04:28 AM

Thank you, Kulbirji, for appreciation

jairathore
26-Sep-2015 04:26 AM

really heartwarming Jai ji..

Rupradha
25-Sep-2015 10:55 AM

Jaipal Sahib,

So heartwarming.

Kulbir
25-Sep-2015 07:48 AM