Poem


How Can I Sing

How can i sing ?
when i know
children are dying in Iraq
in pain
without medication
a direct result of calculated decision
by U.S. politicians......

How can i dance?
when i know
children are dying
of water borne diseases
there is no medication
a direct result of political & economic decision
by U.S politicians.......

How can i play ?
when i know
children are dying
of cancer
& being born with terrible deformities
U.S nuclear waste spent uranium
stuck on warheads
explode & poison the earth indefinately
a direct result of decisions made
by U.S politicians

How can i make art ?
when i know the innocent are being
deliberately annhilated
as they live lightly on sacred lands
standing in the way of " progress"

How can i be happi ?
when i know the rich get richer
as the poor get poorer
the world over
direct results of political & economic decisions
made by politicians....

How can i carry on pretending
that it's not really happening
& when i wake up it will all be alright
HOW CAN I ?



By lizi jamal
4th February 2003

500,000 CHILDREN HAVE DIED IN IRAQ SINCE US IMPOSED
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON THEIR COUNTRY ( 1991 the gulf war )