Rest On, Little Angel!
It’s a gory image, but I will post all the same. I have tears streaming down my face and a lump in my throat!
You didn’t have to die like this.
You didn’t have to end like this.
You were supposed to blossom into a promising adult.
The choice your parents made was to embark on this dangerous journey,
To give you a peaceful life
Or stay in Syria and, still get shot down.
You see either ways, a risk had to be taken.
I am sorry little one; it ended for you like this.
Now you are at peace,
Free from this catastrophe called life.
You are no longer a victim.
Rest on little angel!
For every child affected by war,
May the hands of GOD protect and shield you!
Rashmi P. Menon
A Single Mother with an unbreakable passion to Live the Life! I am a Writer/Author by passion and an IT Project Manager by profession. I am also the voice of Artemis at In The Pantheon - a multi-author collaborative writing project. When not hunting as Artemis, I am busy querying agents and working on my multiple writing projects. Women Empowerment and Child Rights Advocate.
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Vibrant
RIP
MindandLifeMatters
cannot even say anything more than that, can we?
Vibrant
I can’t 🙁
Lynz Real Cooking
Sad
MindandLifeMatters
beyond imagination
Debbie L
Noooooooo! I cherish my little toddler grandson so much….It makes my heart ache so much to see children abused, neglected and murdered. Dear Lord, help us.
MindandLifeMatters
I see the face of my son in every little boy and girl. How can people abuse, neglect and murder children!? It broke my heart when I read about this little boy from Syria (Aylan Kudri) who drowned along with his 5 year old brother, and mother while trying to escape from Syria to find a safer solace in Greece!
Debbie L
Just heart wrenching….we have to stop this madness!
startingtheclimb
I live in a country that could do so much to prevent this, instead we do nothing. I am ashamed.
MindandLifeMatters
I can only imagine!
Dr Meg Sorick
Oh my. No words 😢
MindandLifeMatters
It just makes you go quiet…that picture is sooo heartbreaking!
Nancy Wang
I want many things in life: bigger house, better career, lux handbag…. But when read stories like this, I feel so grateful. At lease I have a safe place to build a family…
Hope we all live with gratitude.
Hope this little boy went to a happy place.
MindandLifeMatters
I understand! It’s incidents like these that make you realise the grattitude of living in a safe place!
I hope the little boy is in a happy safe place now.
Karuna
Thank you for writing this. We need to know. We need to see. We need to acknowledge.
MindandLifeMatters
That’s true! As gory as the image was, I still felt I had to write this!
Karuna
I love Pope Francis statement this morning; he “implored” every parish in Europe to sponsor one family and every Vatican parish to sponsor two.
MindandLifeMatters
If people did that a lot of inmocent lives will be saved.
Karuna
They certainly would be. Could you imagine what the world would be like if this was done everywhere, not just for the Syrian refugees.
MindandLifeMatters
That would be the best for the whole world!
Arcane Owl
The image of the small boy – felt my heart ripping apart. Where is our humanity heading?
And the way you have written, truly brought tears to my eyes – gave me a choking sensation.
May his soul rest in peace.
MindandLifeMatters
That image haunted me for weeks! I had tears in my eyes everytime I saw the image!
Arcane Owl
I can understand. I’m wordless.