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NORTH WEST WORDS<br />
SPRING / SUMMER <strong>2018</strong> ISSUE 9<br />
The boy asks<br />
his mother<br />
Why?<br />
It’s a long story<br />
she says……..<br />
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The man sees<br />
each day on screen<br />
Homs<br />
Aleppo<br />
Sana’a<br />
<strong>and</strong> many, many more –<br />
hears pundits<br />
of economic recovery<br />
talk of rising shares<br />
bullish markets<br />
where commodities of war<br />
are made with exquisite skill<br />
that will render each bazaar<br />
to rubble, make of lamp post,<br />
railing <strong>and</strong> bicycle frame<br />
a sculpture bizarre<br />
Fled from afar<br />
daughters of Adam<br />
sons of Eve,<br />
children of Hagar<br />
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