Read "The Uniformed", a poem dedicated to the women and children of the Congo

Read "The Uniformed", a poem dedicated to the women and children of the Congo

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<strong>The Uniformed<br /></strong>By LaQuisha Hall, <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/86727/laquisha_hall.html">http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/86727/laquisha_hall.html</a><br /><br />Across the Atlantic<br /><br />Floats our cries<br /><br />By the freshwater of Lake Tanganyika<br /><br />We used to seek an ally<br /><br />As our tears dissolve in unknown footprints<br /><br />We hide from those in uniform<br /><br />Men who were sent to defend us<br /><br />But the second deadliest war was born<br /><br />They are supposed to guard the Congo<br /><br />With us, they should befriend<br /><br />Breeding pride, greed and lust in their hearts<br /><br />To this war, we see no end<br /><br />Where Carpe Diem is no longer<br /><br />Seize the day<br /><br />But seize the Congolese women and children<br /><br />They don't defend us in this fray<br /><br />They turned our innocent children into soldiers<br /><br />But do not teach them peace<br /><br />Making life for us precarious<br /><br />Will the 45,000 deaths per month cease?<br /><br />We keep our faith after many rapes<br /><br />Though we cannot see through this putrid storm<br /><br />We are the Congolese Women<br /><br />Who will always be afraid of those, uninvited in uniform<br /><br />

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