Dona Nobis Pacem
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5. TEREZIN
The heaviest wheel rolls across our foreheads
To bury itself deep somewhere inside our memories.
We’ve suffered here more than enough,
Here in this clot of grief and shame,
Wanting a badge of blindness
To be a proof for their own children.
A fourth year of waiting, like standing above a swamp
From which any moment might gush forth a spring.
Meanwhile, the rivers flow another way,
Another way,
Not letting you die, not letting you live.
And the cannons don’t scream and the guns don’t bark
And you don’t see blood here.
Nothing, only silent hunger.
Children steal the bread here and ask and ask and ask
And all would wish to sleep, keep silent and just to go to sleep again…
The heaviest wheel rolls across our foreheads
To bury itself deep somewhere inside our memories.
–Michael Flack, 1944
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What an incredibly moving post. It is so important to think about the repercussions of our actions. I think many of us forget that.
Beautiful post, Lilac.
Lovely Post and Peace Globe.
Peace to you and yours friend.
Haunting post. The imagery is stunning.
Peace is about so much more than stopping the guns.
Thank you for blogging for peace today and making a difference in your world. Peace to you and yours,
Mimi Lenox