#ArtsakhPoemsOnHPem | 'Artsakh, ourselves' by Melineh Yemenidjian
November 21, 2020
"Artsakh, ourselves" is Melineh Yemenidjian's seventh poem published by h-pem.
| Writer's name | Melineh Yemenidjian |
| Occupation | Poet |
| City/Country | Los Angeles, Calif. |
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Follow:
Artsakh, ourselves
To the fallen soldier
Young and true
Following bidding
Of what is due
Resilience and bravery
Are what is required
Until the day he is expired
A life cut short
To maintain cease fire
Becomes a part of war-
A senseless mire
These words no doubt
Have been written before
Though heartfelt
They do not settle the score
They are a way
To help make sense
Of a higher power
That seems absent
Despite destruction
Of homes and cities
We link together
To form a global
Community
Remembering the smiling faces
In our minds that get stuck
We feel pain and hope
For our courageous Artsakh
Read Yemenidjian's “I am,” “Equ-I-pose,” “Lady Libertine,” “How to trap a butterfly,” “Religion at Armenian school,” and “Paris, 2011.”
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