woke up
with the sound
of jet engines
thundering, overhead
streaming the sky
brush strokes on high
of red and black
jumped at
straight back
from the bomb
they dropped
square in my living room
walking away
another day
i'll be back
when dust settles
amidst no attacks
on the sandy soil
of my
homeland
Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021 at 2:23 PM UTC
woke up
with the sound
of jet engines
thundering, overhead
streaming the sky
brush strokes on high
of red and black
jumped at
straight back
from the bomb
they dropped
square in my living room
walking away
another day
i'll be back
when dust settles
amidst no attacks
on the sandy soil
of my
homeland