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Fire kills 289 (in Pakistan)
I mourn the dead and the dying
The burnt, the disfigured
I mourn the charred bodies
And the bright red faces
Of carbon monoxide poisoning
Deceased, gasping for oxygen
I mourn the screams for help
And the helplessness of those trying
To extinguish the fire wildly raging
I mourn the people responsible
I mourn the simple measures that were over looked
I mourn the channels for their blatant greed
All that desolation aired
In its nakedness
For the world to see
I mourn the relatives left behind
Their tears and the cries
I mourn the destitute
I mourn their tragedy
But most of all
I mourn the heartless
I mourn their promises
I mourn their money
And I mourn their ignorance
When they will burn
I mourn the Day of Judgment
When true justice will prevail
Till then I mourn
"Om mani padme hum". Namaste.
"Om mani padme hum". Namaste. Many belessings to you and compassionate thoughts your way.
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...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."
"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "
Bangladesh
The same in the garment factory fire and fall in Bangladesh, this year. There was one in NYCity around the earliest part of 1900's. It was called the "Shirt Waist Garment Factory Fire". It started the Labour movement for women.
I am going through all the bureaucratic hoops to pass the Compliance Training on line here at home.. I am reminded that with all of us studying the same procedures, we should never have issues like you say, in this heart wrenching scenic poem...
To extinguish the fire wildly raging
I mourn the people responsible
I mourn the simple measures that were over looked
Wendy wants you to get in touch.. unless things are difficult..I hope all is well
Peter and I greet you and your wife..
Clare