Thursday, May 01, 2003
On the subject of war, here's a poem I wrote a few weeks ago - the first expression of my feelings on topics other than loss and grief. I felt so numb and disconnected/disempowered/disembowelled when it all happened. Now that I can get fired up about other issues, I guess it's a good thing.
Carelessness
“Losing your life” – that seems so careless
but am I also to blame, for
“losing you”: you slipped,
I grasped,
but you were gone.
Even my tears could not reach you
as they told me on the phone
how your eyes dilated
for one last look.
Tonight, others are being irresponsible.
In a barricade of bombs,
Some are letting their own lives slip.
Callous mothers are even losing their babies.
5/4/03 Adelaide
Piokiwi 12:59 pm
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