Re: American Civilian, Nick Berg Beheading

Zayra Taupier Chanfrau — Fri, 14 May 2004 22:04:48 -0000

The Son That Never Came Home
Author: Zayra Taupier Chanfrau

People of Iraq,
You overly boast your faith in God
Kneel and repent for your sins.
?Thou shall not use the Lord?s name in vain,
Thou shall not kill?!

People of the media,
How dare you inflict more pain upon grieving parents?
He was not just a body, or another casualty of the war
He was somebody?s son, who will never come home.

Shame on all of us, including myself
We let curiosity guide us to fuel an uncivilized act
Prudence lacked in those who watched the video
Now we are sentenced to replay this horrific memory
Sentenced for life to never gain our innocence back.

American people let us not forget
Nick was not just Michael and Susan Berg?s son
He was another of America?s sons
Who will never come home!

America, can you hear a mother?s lament,
The frantic sob of father, a friend?s sigh
Can you see that your children cannot sleep at night?
How much longer will this acrimony last?
An ocean of tears could never purify
The river of blood that paints the streets of Baghdad.

In loving memory of Nick Berg
The son that never came home.

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