#tehran
(for loved ones lost over Tehran)
The sound of shovel against snow
in a distant Canadian town
Same here as there
Knee deep in the harsh clarity of
stark white,
thoughts turn to lost life
over Tehran
Same here as there.
Above us muted Moon
veiled in winter's cloak
and blind to our divisions,
wears a mournful glow
Same here as there.
Screaming in my ear the sound of a mother’s panicked cries clutching child
in those terrifying last moments
over Tehran
Same here as there.
The howl of a father’s anguish oceans away,
beloveds lost over Tehran,
Rings helpless
Same here as there.
another in despair,
with shaking voice
confesses his pain is as big as the sky his son loved to fly
Same here as there.
the sound of recklessness and
twisted minds in high places targeting nations, peoples and someone else's hero
Same here as there
the sound of innocent blood on ***** hands
Same here as there
the muzzling, the blame game, the smoke and mirrors
Same here as there
the agony of he who pulled the trigger
Same here as there
the tragic moment the mistake was made
Same here as there
Despair in light of truth
Same here as there
the wailing sounds of a nation grieving
THE SAME HERE AS THERE.
Dedicated to those aboard the tragic flight of Ukranian Airlines 752 - and to their loved ones
January 2020.
Jan 19, 2020
Jan 19, 2020 at 2:25 PM UTC