[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            POEM BY DULCE MURILLA OF SAN LEANDRO HIGH SCHOOL

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with you the wisdom of 
a student in my district. At one of my recent town meetings while we 
were discussing people's concerns with the President's war with Iraq, 
teacher Karen Green rose to read a poem by ninth grader Dulce Murilla 
of San Leandro High School.
  Sometimes we need to pause and listen to our children--who often have 
meaningful insights into even the world's largest problems. I commend 
this poem to your attention.

     It's all 'bout the war in Iraq
     what are these dumb fools on crack?!

     Don't you see all the lives that have been taken
     and how many souls have been taken

     I hate these moments in history
     Like they say life before your eyes
     And that our government is full of lies

     And ask myself why
     why why Why

     why all the pain
     why all the tears
     all these fears that haunt us behind each corner

     this is all so complicated
     Did you hear that missile
     and did you hear that bomb

     Imagine all the lives that have been taken
     and all those children without their parents
     can't we have some peace
     and just stop the damn tease

     Doesn't it break your heart
     'cause i feel my heart falling apart

     after each child that dies
     and each woman that is burned

     I wish the soldiers would've thought and turned
     turned back to their homeland to the USA

     But hey what's there for me to say

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