This is not a sectarian piece. It is about the human cost of armed conflict and could have been set in many different places and time frames, in all of which military might inflicts an horrendous toll on civilian non-combatants.
I have several Israeli friends, not all of whom support their nation*s conduct in this particular theatre of war.
The term *holocaust* (not capitalised, indefinite article) is used in its original sense and is intended to provoke reflective thought.
I intended to write additional stanzas, but felt so emotional I had to let it be. Probably the antithesis of good poetry, but.

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