A single mother barely <br />out of teen <br />Toils hard in a <br />voracious army canteen <br /> <br />Prepares fuel for the <br />killer machines <br />So she can afford to <br />cook at home <br /> <br />Her son, a sapling <br />is ten months old <br />And her relatives <br />have miseries untold <br /> <br />She refused a <br />posting in war <br />Coz her lone son <br />may suffer <br />emotional scars <br /> <br />A war in which <br />whoever win <br />Humanity is sure <br />to cry and whine. <br /> <br />But no one is going <br />to heard child’s plea <br />Because she has been <br />jailed for disobeying <br />state’s decree. <br /> <br />Somewhere a <br />volcano dormant <br />for centuries <br />emits fire <br />Perhaps angry at <br />heavenly sire. <br /> <br />(After reading a news that a single mom, was jailed after she refused a posting in war zone) <br /> <br />Dr Hitesh C Sheth <br />19/11/09<br /><br />Dr Hitesh Sheth<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-war-a-mother-lost/
