I saw the shelling of the houses
I saw the planes and bombs and tanks.
I saw the women and children dying,
I saw the river’s bloody banks.
I saw the lies and all the rumors,
I saw the president standing tall.
I saw the shock and the awe was awesome,
I saw the stupidity of it all.
I saw the meaningless death and carnage,
I saw the beating of the chest.
I saw the women and children dying,
I saw the pain of all the rest.
I saw our reason disappearing,
I saw the pundits tell us why.
I saw the hopeless helpless anger,
I saw Cindy Shehan cry.
I saw the president on vacation,
I saw the torture, how it thrived.
I saw the women and children dying,
I saw the names of the dead held high.
I saw the face in the mirror screaming,
I saw the insanity never stop.
I saw the war go on forever,
I saw the smiles at the very top.
Sandra Osborne
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/watching-cnn/
