Poem on War

It has been a long time

When I last checked my heart

So much has passed

A war in fire on the other side of the planet

Burning inside me

Reminding me of the pain of my ancestors

Who didn’t survive the last war

No space to check

How I last felt

The day is gray, burning in smoke

While I look for my hope

To come back to me again

In the midst of shooting and screaming

I still wonder what happened to us

A father is missing, a child crying

A mother’s heart is hopeless

While many go about their days

As the world is still

With their regular routines

Until one day, their lives

Turned upside down too

With a sad knock on the door

Life will never be the same again

Announcing their loved one

Will never come back again

And their lives too,

With a cry in their hearts, no words left

poem on war