Tag: history

  • Breadcrumbs

    Breadcrumbs

    Silent graves seem left behind
    Where flowers sit on dusty berths
    Mere markers in the sands of time
    Trying to prove all their worth

    So quiet, the winds keep passing by
    Right from the early, break of dawn
    The hope that fills the heart alike
    May not see the first light of morn

    They once unleashed the dogs of war
    Many years ago, men died in pain
    The rivers they ran red with blood
    And crimson skies bled through the rain

    So much mistrust lay in their minds
    And hatred deep within the heart
    Maybe that’s why those towns are empty
    And broken bridges, blown apart?

    Who won the war? How do we know?
    How do you prove who was just?
    All it did was left behind
    Breadcrumbs fallen in the dust

    But maybe there’s a lesson here
    They may not have all died in vain
    For peace may just be a meager breadcrumb
    Until we learn to love again

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat

    Inspired by this week’s writing challenge.
    Photo courtesy of judith.deviantart.com, modified by Mihir Kamat.