TO BESLAN CHILDREN: THE WORLD MISSES YOU
Francisco Gomes de Matos
Applied Peace Linguist from Recife, Brazil

When you died
because of a war
Human dignity cried :
"Don´t close my door !"

When you were killed
in acts of violence
Human Rights denounced:
"Where's the protection of innocence ?"

When you were sacrificed
in abominable terrorism
Planetary citizens proclaimed:
"Let´s create a new humanism"

Where peace and justice prevail
where differences disappear
where human beings sail
all waters without fear

where memories of you
will show us a new way
which will change history
your heroism is here to stay

Francisco Gomes de Matos
Applied Peace Linguist from Recife, Brazil