"collateral damage"

[goldenrod]

DARFUR...why does that ring a bell?


she would buy a ball,
but for lack of money...
so she makes do
with a rounded stone.

once sang and danced,
to entertain her mother
but now,
she cries softly,

all alone...

[CathyEarnshaw]

I like the sound of this. Quite sad! Will you continue the story?

[blazeofglory]

DARFUR...why does that ring a bell?


she would buy a ball,
but for lack of money...
so she makes do
with a rounded stone.

once sang and danced,
to entertain her mother
but now,
she cries softly,

all alone...

This poem wants to say something deep-seated feeling but recedes.