THE DAY OF THE JUDGMENT

.... You could feel it in the air
men women children all
glued to the video dazed
how was this possible
dreams, hopes, desires
all over, in a moment,
   He spoke little, he didn't say much
just a word, just a sentence
his expressionless face
the coldness of the ice,
and we astonished to look at it
how could it ever be
how this could happen
yet we lived happy,
we dreamed of the future,
than him in an instant
with a few words he destroyed,
and we astonished to look at it
children roll up their toys
mothers pack
what were their memories, the objects of a life,
enclosed in a suitcase
towards a new horizon
towards freedom, escape death
and he imperative who threatens us
our God and his, with different clothes
and they bless him, they bless his banners
they bless his weapons
and we astonished to watch


(dedicated to ukraine)
ulysses1 (Darian el Nairad)