It Happened in Al-Hula

It happened in Al-Hula

By Tarif Youssef Agha

In Al-Hula, they didn’t just slaughter the children

But they slaughtered the whole world as well

They didn’t condemn just Iran, Russia and China, their protectors,

Since the whole world is idly watching and listening

Some countries denounced and some shed doubts

All of them appeared to enjoy the shedding of our blood

The world countries who looked on, divided between for and against us

Look like either partners in or beneficiaries of the killing

And the worst of them are those who claim to be with us

They look like the prostitute who pretends to reject customers

Have you ever heard about a hooker lecturing honor?

Countries that protect tyrants don’t know honor as well.

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Tarif Youssef Agha

An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet

Member of the ‘Syrian Revolutionary Writers’ Assembly’

Houston, Texas

May 28, 2012

http://sites.google.com/site/tarifspoetry