I saw the shelling of the houses <br />I saw the planes and bombs and tanks. <br />I saw the women and children dying, <br />I saw the river’s bloody banks. <br /> <br />I saw the lies and all the rumors, <br />I saw the president standing tall. <br />I saw the shock and the awe was awesome, <br />I saw the stupidity of it all. <br /> <br />I saw the meaningless death and carnage, <br />I saw the beating of the chest. <br />I saw the women and children dying, <br />I saw the pain of all the rest. <br /> <br />I saw our reason disappearing, <br />I saw the pundits tell us why. <br />I saw the hopeless helpless anger, <br />I saw Cindy Shehan cry. <br /> <br />I saw the president on vacation, <br />I saw the torture, how it thrived. <br />I saw the women and children dying, <br />I saw the names of the dead held high. <br /> <br />I saw the face in the mirror screaming, <br />I saw the insanity never stop. <br />I saw the war go on forever, <br />I saw the smiles at the very top.<br /><br />Sandra Osborne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/watching-cnn/
