Schoolgirls lie dead,
In that far-off country you don’t know of yet.
You are too young to understand oil wars,
or that thin line between a greedy and oppressive leader.
I don’t need to explain this.
You know something is wrong.
We haven’t turned on the news,
and won’t for a while.
I am scared,
How does one explain empty shoes filled with gravel?
Brendan is a law student also studying Philosophy and English Literature. He is a young poet with a deep passion for language and the emotional weight it carries.