This poem is written by a 14 years old girl:

One Desire

I am hugging warm blankets,

While there are people out there, freezing to death

I am resting my head on a soft pillow,

While some lay back on stony-hard rocks, trying to forget

Trying to forget the home they lost

Or the hunger that just won’t leave

Trying to imagine a beautiful world where

They wouldn’t just offer their kindness,

But also receive

And while I press “play”,

While I listen to yet another perfectly toned voice

Somewhere miles away,

Gunshots pierce the silence

And yet another innocent soul leaves their loved ones without a choice

While I talk and laugh and shop

A baby burns in an explosion’s everlasting fire

While I weigh myself critically or brush my hair,

People out there have only one desire:

To live.

Why not let them?

15/01/09

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