Trains to die for.
I llooked through the window and saw
a man moving his lips and hands in a wild way
it seemed strange to me
why would one be so vocal at this point
you are going somewhere
just wait on your turn like everybody else
Stations will pass, each on their own time
you all are on a fixed line
Heading the same way, everyday repeats it self
Like history in a sense
what if there were no trains or stations then
We all have seen what happened not so long ago
People were displaced, shipped to an early date with their maker
No more safe spaces for them
Hunted to the bitter end, prosecuted without a shred of evidence
We have an obligation to help anyone
regardless what will happen to us, they can take our lives
but not our immortal soul, this is how it suppose to go in a dreamstate
regardless which nation you call home.
I see myself in the reflection of that window
Desperation takes a hold of me
Those empty eyes could wear stripes
If it was me, on the other side
What would you do at that precise moment.
Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Mon 8th Mar 2021 21:18
This is subtle and compelling, seemingly a holocaust memorial poem, but it also speaks of modern refugee situations either en-masse or individual when taken in a more metaphorical perspective.