Written this week, so hot off the press and civilian battlefield

As the Bombs Rain Down
David Rovics (Oct 2023 – re Israel/Hamas War)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9bwmpXRoE

Hear the drones above your head.
What were the last words that she said
Before she joined the thousands dead? As the bombs rain down.

See the fire in the sky.
Hear all of the children cry.
The tower falls from way up high. As the bombs rain down.

See the dust rise everywhere.
Once it was a building there.
Then it crashed down from the air. As the bombs rain down.

Twisted bodies all around.
The never-ending buzzing sound.
The earthquake shaking all the ground. As the bombs rain down.

Shattered camps of refugees.
Necklaces of ancient keys.
Smell the burning olive trees. As the bombs rain down.

See the homes, apartment blocks.
See the mosques reduced to rocks.
Feel the awe and feel the shock. As the bombs rain down.

See the sewage in the street.
Mixed with blood beneath your feet.
Before the sonic boom repeats. As the bombs rain down.

See the darkness of the night.
No power for the lights.
But the explosions are so bright. As the bombs rain down.

Nothing left but rubble strewn.
Nothing rising but the moon.
But the next one’s coming soon. As the bombs rain down.

Hear the politicians say.
There’s nothing here to see today.
We’re punishing Hamas this way. As the bombs rain down.