Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Shot and burnt.
Familiar cars need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Twisted and crumbled away.
Familiar fences need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Peppered with bullet holes.
Familiar doors need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Shattered and crashed.
Familiar windows need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Bombed and ruined.
Familiar houses need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s a wrong road.
Peeled and blown off.
Familiar roofs need familiar faces.
Where am I coming?
It’s not a wrong road.
A familiar car and fence.
A familiar door and window. A familiar house and roof.
*Because my friend sent me some videos which took me on the road together by car in Ukraine.
So, I wrote this poem.
**My friend shows you this poem also on the Ukrainian website for their children and others!
You can also hear my voice, singing this poem.
Please join them!
***And it’s my great pleasure to tell you; here is a video that Elyzaveta Slyusarenko reads this poem on YouTube.
Kurama (Japan). «A poet on a road» — a poem about the russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 – YouTube
