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Poem: “10,000 Arrows”

by on Jun 16, 2012 in Poetry
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10,000 Arrows

A river of
10,000 arrows
Pierce the heads and breasts

Of the children
Who stumble
In torrential rains…

Modern men
Become kings
And forget their sons

Men who
Seal their gold
In vaults of steel…

Money can be a trap
Gold can cover the eyes
And death will take it all

O Man
See the wealth
Death cannot take!

While a river of
10,000 arrows
Pierce the heads and breasts

Of the orphans
Who stumble
In torrential rains…

Michele Marie


Michele Marie is a poet and creative writer from Illinois.
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