HOPEFUL PLEA 

(Remembering Beslan School Tragedy of September, 2004) 

We stand to watch, yet once again 

As tragedies go by 

Same violence and terrorists 

Which raise their heads up high 

Same suffering and criminals 

Same justice and same law 

Now terrorism has no boundaries 

As we all shockingly saw 

So who’re the sinners in these crimes? 

The rebels and their troops? 

Or could it be, the world as one? 

So downwardly we stoop 

How can we view these acts of sin? 

And stay so deafly silent 

Lets stop to think and realize 

This isn’t what is meant 

What happened to respect and value? 

We need a resolution  

Let’s grasp the thought. We’re lacking love 

We need a good solution 

Stop letting children suffer 

Stop letting people grieve 

These things must now get recognized 

And hopefully achieved 

As looking down upon his makings 

Lets make our Creator pleased 

If we come forth, and join with love 

The violence will be seized…  

By: Dzerassa Kuchieva  

(15 years old). 

Representative of the Ossetian-Canadian youth 

September 5, 2004