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Syria Ten Years On
Back in 2011 I saw the unfolding horror in Syria as Assads regime started to crush unarmed civilians, I wrote two poems on the site Poetry24.co.uk and I place them here hopefully make us all think of what is going on globally especially during this pandemic
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Men In T Shirts
When Syria was falling apart as Assad began to strangle the country this is what i wrote in August last year
smoke encroaches the sky
men gather
unarmed
by the barricades
gunfire rattles
a chattering fear,
they move in groups
seem aimless powerless
what to do
to call , to chant
to pray,
to unify,
and hope together
will survive
tank wheels
closer now,
fear a sharpened
sword swinging ever closer
do you hide
inside,
or call and shout
defiance.
http://poetry-24.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/men-in-t-shirts.html
Syria’s Voice
The conflict in Syria has bred a new generation of activists, who are using creative non-violent means to bring about change in their country. Some of them continue their struggle from outside. Until two years ago, 28 year old Juan was a frustrated young cartoonist whose career was going nowhere in Syria…. Juan had always been critical of the Syrian regime, but always in subtle ways. He was never too blunt. Now, Juan’s work is getting a lot of attention. Al Jazeera’s Rula Amin reports from Beirut.
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