| Clifford’s
Poem ©
by Rebecca Case
(For Clifford who physically survived the
battles of World War II)
Tunnel in
As deeply as you need
Hide yourself against wintry earth
Feel its coolness
Feel its silence
Say a prayer if you pray
Beyond this bunker
Smoke-filled wind whips lashes
Into hazy walls
Hovering over us
Covering the sky.
We listen to deafening noises
We ARE deafening noises
Of men making war
Yet earth holds silence
Across lines drawn for borders
Across tables where leaders
Sit on opposing sides
And cannot agree on any number of things
Tunnel in soldier
hide in the places where they have sent us
Rebecca
Case (copyright 2013—all rights reserved)
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