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Disgusting Tragedy

This one has no humourDisgusting tragedyPhotograph explains itScroll down and you’ll see…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 2, 2021Posted inIRONYTags:afghanistan, cluster bomb, food aid pack, poetry, tradgedy1 Comment on Disgusting Tragedy

Top-Secret Rescue Mission of Afghan Orphans

I’m stunned by how attractiveThese Afghan orphans areRescued from the TalibanBound for somewhere far Australia Top-secret rescue missionTo Pakistan they fledNow waiting in IslamabadIf not they could be dead Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetrySeptember 26, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:afghanistan, australia, orphans, poetry, rescue, Taliban3 Comments on Top-Secret Rescue Mission of Afghan Orphans

Left in the Sewer….Literally

I’m trying to reach the airportVia this canal I wadeKnee-deep in stinking sewageNo paperwork, hopes fade It is a canal for sewage not just water as said in the caption. Troops just look on and ignoreWithout papers most are turned away Don MatthewsAugust 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryAugust 28, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:afghanistan, airport, escape, poetry, sewer canal2 Comments on Left in the Sewer….Literally

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