You hold me hostage
To let your comrades live.
But, you seek for them the
Freedom
That only love can give.
Did you, too, see
A childhood playmate die?
Did you feel the fright and
Anguish?
Did you watch a Mother cry?
Surely, you must know
That hate imprisons still,
With bars that bind you,
Lifelong,
To its will?
So I ask for us
The end of sorrow.
I wish for you and all the
World,
A compassionate tomorrow.
This has been written in remembrance of those children who were held hostage and/or who died in the Beslan massacre on September 1, 2004. A photo wall of the victims is displayed at: http://www.golosbeslana.ru/pamyat.htm
