Reach for the Sky

<p>I bear witness to the sound of silencing<br /> As young men fall lifeless to the ground<br /> The aftershock of rounds bounding across the veld under the veil of night.</p> <p>My heart breaks for their mothers.<br /> <em>There couldn&rsquo;t be survivors</em>, the silence says and&hellip;<br /> These are kids after all. Forlorn, but nonetheless kids.<br /> Yet to grow into men, but in which direction?</p> <p>Reach for the sky young men.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-bouncin-and-behavin-poetry-society/reach-for-the-sky-ce6fff49a421"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>