It's a winters day in Belfast ...

the rain is pouring down

the soldier patrols the dark mean streets

and on his face a frown

The radio crackles in his ear

the words all squaddies dread

"contact,wait out",the soldier hears

is there someone dead?

They all take cover where they can

and await for further news,

scanning all surrounding them

as the cover they do use.

Ordered to move to the site

where the incident took place,

the section moves on as one

to find what they must face?

They see the carnage on the road

with bodies laying dead,

it is the worse scenario

that soldiers all do dread

 A child sits bleeding profusely

her body torn and broken,

the section are all mesmerized

not a word is spoken.

  A medic rushes forward

and soothes the injured bairn ,

another senseless bombing

when will these people learn

They say they fight for freedom

they say that is their aim,

but how in any conceivable way

is an innocent held to blame?

They cause carnage and destruction

with no compassion or concern,

leaving nowt but misery

leaving people to die and burn.

They say that peace is now restored

and conflict is in the past ,

but the horrific memories all remain

and on peoples minds will last

The little girl now has false legs

and her life has moved on ,

she suffered through her injuries

through painful days so long

She has learned that those that maimed her

have been given amnesty,

but the soldiers who once saved her

committed an atrocity .

Like many other people

she cannot understand ,

why all this persecution

for those who saved her land??