Unnatural Disaster

A thousand voices snuffed out
In a single breath of hatred.

A thousand cradle dying souls
And ask one question: "Why?"

A thousand students cannot believe
How their proud country was made vulnerable.

A thousand men shake angry fists
And swear to take revenge.

A thousand children wonder why
Their parents won't be coming home.

A thousand lovers torn apart,
Their dreams, like ashes, now scattered to the wind.

A thousand women hope and pray
That war is not declared.

Countless lives forever changed,
Stand by chaotic TV sets,
And wait,
For answers that will never come.

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