Landmine

By Chuyin Jin, Year 13

Innocent children crying for their parents

While those metallic pieces travel through their chests

A mother losing her warmth as she lies on her infant 

In hopes of a brighter future for him 

As he tries to crawl to his fighting father

He sees a round cap on the sand

It looked like one of his toys 

Until he puts his hand on the cold button 

His father yelled at the top of his lungs 

Yet the damage has already been done 

As he takes his hand off

The explosion came at last

Annihilating the promised land.

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