Remembering Rwanda

09 Apr

By Benny Royston BristolHMD 1994, genocide, remembrance, Rwanda 0 Comments

Pitiless they come
Red fevered rage
Dry eyed in sight
Of weeping victim
Blighted forever
A harvest of killing

Poem by Bristol poet Dr Edson Burton

http://www.hmd.org.uk/genocides/rwanda

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