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Darfur Tents
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - Post/View Comments: View Comments
Darfur Tents
Warren C. McClain
Pasadena, CA
Some strange-looking tents
Are appearing on various sites
Near our churches and homes.
They are called Darfur tents
After the small suffering nation
In Africa next to Sudan.
The tents are erected to
Remind us of the needs of
Homeless nations who are
Being driven from their homes
By blood-thirsty soldiers
Intent on genocide of hundreds
Of thousands and the ongoing
Slaughter of people who
Have little protection or places
To live in barren deserts.
The tents are small, about
Eight by ten feet, canvas walls
Held up by aluminum poles.
They may never get to that
War-torn country, but they
Can remind us of calls for help
Both in the United Nations
And international relief aid.
We tend to forget Darfur because
So little is being done to save
The people living there.
The Sudanese government
Seems to hate the people of Darfur
And wants to block efforts of
African troops and aid givers.
We see pictures of dying babies
And wonder why our nation
Does so little to stop genocide.
Perhaps the tents will call us
To save thousands of lives.
