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UMBRELLA

With jarring disrespect and corrosive care,
we trudge through sickly soil and brash backfields. 
Little remains of what once fell at our feet. 

We catapult from one point to another.
We make sure to cover the children.
The children. Create an umbrella for the children!

When the war is over, they will be questioned,
reduced to an interview. They will be the study of the west,
a square insert on the pages of a history book. 

Where is there beauty?
Where is there kindness?
Where is there acceptance?

These cataclysmic events are immeasurable;
we burst through gates of fires,
against conflict, against opposition.

We don’t find art in the blood of our people. 
No tantalizing star is trapped under their lifeless bodies. 
No underlining meaning is hidden behind their glazed eyes. 

Just death. Just death.  Just death.
Make sure to cover the children.
The children. Create an umbrella for the children!

By: Dean O’Reilly 

Umbrella by Dean O'Reilly Copyright Reward Publishing 2020

Dean O'Reilly is an Irish Poet. Poetry for him is an escape into a world of freedom. He believes that poetry does not serve limitations, but rather delivers unending opportunities. Currently, O'Reilly is completing his Leaving Certificate Exams. He is set to continue his work with youth organizations. He also finds enjoyment in Biology and Business. In the coming year, he is looking to study Psychology. 

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