Poetry Potraits

War
By Rachel

People are dying every day,
Swatted down like flies.
Machine guns sounding everywhere,
Silencing the cries.

Blood stains the yellow prairie,
As more people fall,
The killing goes on and on,
Until there is no one left at all.

Soldiers are covering the ground,
Calling out for water,
Children are crying out in distress,
Looking at the slaughter.

Babies are crying for their mothers,
Who lie bleeding on the floor,
Oh God answer me this question,
Why do countries go to war?