Fallen Leaves

She tried to recall theday he walked out, the day shelast saw him and the exact momentshe heard his voice on the phone assuring herall was well. And thenno more.What happened? What went wrong?She would never know. There was noone left to respond, and those that were theredidn't dare speak up as the reasons forwhat took place didn't make senseso they kept quiet and hoped in timeshe would understand.Conflict raged in the tiny island nation of Sri Lanka for close to three decades. People from all walks of life, ethnic, religious and age groups suffered. The Tamil terrorists disrupted life and property all over the country for three decades, while for a few years in the late 1980s a Marxist guerilla group caused chaos, but this was soon wiped out. The Tamil terrorists however took much longer. These poems are a reflection of the time. They take on voices of people from across the divide and speak of the incredible loss the people all suffered.