I am a father *
I am a father I am at home Outside, a very loud And lights flare up and vanish suddenly And fear In my children’s eyes And my wife, my companion Tightly holding our daughter Yes, I am a father My son’s eyes are on me For the first time I cannot say “You are safe” Another sound Very close Dust all over Then more sounds People running Sirens Voices of women and children Screams of helpless fathers I am a father Holding my family So tight I don’t know What will happen next I am tired Let it be... now And one more sound Then, light And silence No more shouting No more dust No more voices from anyone I am a father I have a daughter I have a son And my wife, my companion All looking at me They are smiling I am smiling The fear is gone… Now I say: We are safe *This was not intended to be a poem. Words just came when I was feeling the pain from injustice and suffering of especially women and children.