The Downing of Flight MH 17

In horror the world has watched the news

Sadly unfold on the TV screen,

With conflicting reports and questioning views

Of the downing of Flight MH 17.

 

In anger and mourning the people decry

The ones responsible for this obscene

And murderous outrage and wonder why

They’d do this to Flight MH 17.

Two hundred ninety-eight people died

When brought down from the sky in this giant machine.

Let’s hope that the world does not brush aside

What happened to Flight MH 17.

 

When wars and battles are fought, it is known

That innocent people are caught in between

The ideological struggles, as shown

By the fate of Flight MH 17.

 

No one can fathom the immeasurable sadness

Of the victims’ families and friends. What a mean

Display of inexplicable madness--

The downing of Flight MH 17!

 

It’s been said that rebels--to make matters worse--

Have hampered investigators there on the green--

Something that sounds grimly perverse

At the crash site of Flight MH 17.

 

Will that East Ukrainian field ever see

Peace again, or will people wean

Themselves from such heartache? There’s no guarantee

They’ll forget about Flight MH 17.

 

In trying to learn how to circumvent

A similar occurrence, what can we glean

From this sad incident? May we prevent

More tragedies like Flight MH 17?

 

To all affected--out of respect--

Let’s stop what we’re doing, be calm and serene,

And take a moment of silence to reflect...

In memory of all on Flight MH 17.

(7-20-14)