Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered air strikes and a ground offensive on Nov. 4 against Tigray’s local rulers for defying his authority. On Nov. 15, the air force bombed the Tigrayan capital Mekelle, killing hundreds.
Beloved child
Of the streets
Who has no home
To shelter in
No food to fill
Your soul
Or belly
I open wide
My heart
To you
To every child
Of the streets
So many so many
Hungry
Abandoned alone
I speak of
Tigray Ethiopia
But in truth
Tigray is everywhere
On Earth
Where a child suffers
Are there different degrees
Of suffering
Different ways to suffer
It matters not
Suffering is suffering
How do we let this
Be