Mothers are drowning their
children and piercing
hearts with nails 
because they
fear ISIS

and Jordanian
military will
eventually
slaughter
them like

goats.

doug-potter

America let humankind down: Aleppo

Jun 6, 2026

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ForeignCabRides

They fear ISIS and worse, they fear their own government whose sole purpose is to protect its people. The whole thing is a mess, and the whole world has failed them. Great write, sadly realistic.

phil-roberts

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removed.-brqj

wwhoelbling

Strong images for a terrible situation! -- I wrote some on that not so long ago:
http://hellopoetry.com/poem/1828837/aleppo-where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/
http://hellopoetry.com/poem/1834210/near-east-christmas-2016/