Year 8 War and Children

Year 8- 1 explored and discussed the impact of war on children. In this post they voice their feelings to raise awareness.

TO BE

Dhruti Bodavula 8-1

Home is where the Heart is, so where is mine?

All I can do is sit there in Despair hoping for a sign that everything will be fine I look around and see the ruins around me, when oh when will we be free?

I wait for another day reminiscing a time when the clouds weren't crying, when the birds were singing and the grass was evergreen, instead filling my ears are the sounds of a mean machine

So when this war finally comes to a halt I hope to have many more laughs with my loved ones and once again roam my home with my heart filled with pure gold.

The Brutal Conflict

By: Rebekah Alwin, Duaa Muhammad Ali & Aleeza Aslam | Year 8-1

The sun is setting; my heart with it,

With the desire to quit the task I have to commit,

With no idea of what would happen to me,

My friends and family, this I plea.

“The deed I’m doing is to bring back peace,

But they don’t often come back in one piece.

If there is a misfire while loading the canons,

Just know that I’m with you through whatever happens.”

Those were the final words of a brave man before a brutal war,

But was it worth the pain of losing a life forevermore?

Is war the answer to this worldly problem?

Isn’t there another way to bring peace with a different outcome?

This is all I have to ask:

Can we put an end to this never-ending task?

Now it’s up to us to make a change,

And say it is time for the world to rearrange.

Child of War

Mihira Hariharan 8-1

I am a child of war, I don’t have a home anymore.

My family is separated, while our enemy is celebrated.

I am cold and scared, I am in despair.

I am deprived of education; all I feel is frustration.

Discovering peace is a dream, all I can do is scream.

My heart and mind are hollow, all I can do is swallow and follow.

I am a broken child of war, who fully supports anti-war!!!