BOOM (CCXLIV)
Everyday,
BOOM,
Red everywhere
BOOM,
The sound that lessens the number of soldiers,
BOOM,
People rushing into the hospital,
BOOM,
Violence, their last memory
BOOM,
They sleep in deadly peace
Birthday
Today is my birthday.
So much has happened that I almost forgot.
I'm used to my family waking me up with cuddles and kisses.
But after 22 years of the same awakening for my birthday,
this one was different.
Usually, when I come out of my room,
my brothers and sisters hold the cake
and my parents hold my presents
But this year
I'm on a boat with strangers
Filled with people that don’t even know my name
But this birthday
Was by far the worst birthday.
Never in my life
Did I think that on my special day
I would count down the days
That the boat would arrive
And I would have to participate
In this war,
That I might never come back from
Everyday,
BOOM,
Red everywhere
BOOM,
The sound that lessens the number of soldiers,
BOOM,
People rushing into the hospital,
BOOM,
Violence, their last memory
BOOM,
They sleep in deadly peace
Birthday
Today is my birthday.
So much has happened that I almost forgot.
I'm used to my family waking me up with cuddles and kisses.
But after 22 years of the same awakening for my birthday,
this one was different.
Usually, when I come out of my room,
my brothers and sisters hold the cake
and my parents hold my presents
But this year
I'm on a boat with strangers
Filled with people that don’t even know my name
But this birthday
Was by far the worst birthday.
Never in my life
Did I think that on my special day
I would count down the days
That the boat would arrive
And I would have to participate
In this war,
That I might never come back from