Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
Sounds of War
Drum, drum, drum,
Drum the stoned bun,
Turn it around and run.
Drum, drum, drum,
The hum of whizzing stones
Drop like bombs on bones.
Crunch, crunch, crunch,
Rush to flee debris from a thump
That hits the head, and you’re dead! No pomp!
Stomp, stomp, stomp,
On the stoned cement
Fallen from bombardment ..
Cave, cave, cave,
Under the hopelessly inhumane
Conditions of decayed bodies, pain …
Rotting, rotting, rotting
Away in the streets, floors underground
With walls, furniture burying you, never found …
Slowly, slowly, slowly,
Killing you with death around you,
Within you, captivating you in its horror’s view.
Boom, boom, boom,
The shaking, quaking resulting
In fear spreading like bird songs floating …
Wheezing, wheezing, wheezing,
Trying to breathe under the rubble
Is like being buried alive in moving sands in a cuddle.
©️Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Poetry for Change 