Odessa. Ukraine. Poem by human woman

Odessa. Ukraine.



I am looking into the mirror
In my well-designed bathroom.
All chrome and white tiles,
Filled with flowered fragrance.

But all I see is fire
Burning inside the building,
People inside dying,
Women pleading for mercy,
Teenagers with Molotov cocktails
And an enraged youngster
Killing a young girl.

People pointing fingers.
In act of communal sin.

Inside my perfect bathroom
I am washing my hands,
When suddenly I'm overcome
By a flood of commiseration
What am I doing here?
Why did he kill the girl?

Sunday, July 13, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: love and pain
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The poem is my immediate reaction on what happened in Odessa on the 2 of May, it is still aching when I think about it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adeline Foster 19 April 2016

A poem of commiseration. Well said, can one but do more? Read mine - I Walk in the Sunshine - Adeline

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Xxxx Xxxx 17 July 2014

i think those feelings can be quite oppressing. the comparison is hard to handle too

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