Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
The sky has lost its blue in smoke and flame,
Torn by thunders, it binds its own wounds by lightning,
Steel falcons that weave around for blood,
Sow iron in the earth and in the hearts of victims.
The earth trembles and weeps like a frightened heart in exile,
Lullabies fall silent, lost in eternal darkness,
Soldiers fall and turn to us in cries and elegies,
Mothers wait in pain, wiping their tears without a voice.
The wind combs the grass with bloodstained iron teeth,
Finds toys that cry, where the roots of plants should have been,
The earth has lost the sweet aroma of its seasons,
From children’s tears, mothers’ screams, and the pain of ribs.
This is what war brings.
Kujtim Hajdari
Kujtim Hajdari,
USA
