Rachel Simon - DRC

Nothing extraordinary about that day in May
The earth did not shatter or crumble
Innocence taken by armed men in the bush

But such is the way in the Congo
Though they slaughter and kill
The earth just sits still and ignores the violence below

No one comes to the aid of the child or the maid
But such is the way in the Congo.

Rachel Simon

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