Saturday, March 25, 2023

child soldiers

I saw a video today. I remembered the day you were born. The smell of the top of your head. First touch. I remembered your first step. First time you said Oče. Our first fight and our first peace. 
How proud I am of your first song you sang to me. Of how proud you were when you assembled a broken pen. 
Of the day you called me to tell me you assembled a gun for the first time. 
A dron was high above a trench. Slowly positioning itself. With a small cross at the center of the frame. Dropped a grenade almost as it was a toy. Exploding by your legs. I saw you reaching out for your gun. Aim it in your mouth. 
And the blood that rushed out. 
From the top of your head.

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