Saturday, April 27, 2024

AGAIN

by LynnWhite




Never again

the holocaust

of Jews,

of Slavs, 

of dissenters,

of the mixed 

or mismatched

ethnicity.

Gassed

starved 

beaten

enslaved

dying.


Never again

the swarms

of refugees 

left behind

fleeing

dying

pleading 

to be let in anywhere

dying

unwanted.

Never again.

That’s what they said

then.


But then

in Gaza

it happened 

again.


And now

in Gaza

it’s happening 

again.

Again and again

and again.



Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality and writes hoping to find an audience for her musings. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Peach Velvet, Light Journal, and So It Goes.