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Printemps des poètes - Day 4

Printemps des poètes - Day 4

Calendar from 11/03/2023 to 27/03/2023

WAYS OF FREEDOM

The earth shook
The houses collapsed 
On sleeping children
The borders did not move

Under the angry flames
Someone forgot
To mark the names 
Of those who left

The swell has spread
On the orange waistcoats
Which rather than save lives
Filled with water

The wind blew
Without the gaunt mountains
Did not stand as a bulwark
To safety

The sky wept
Over these grains of sand
Our sisters and brothers on their way
Towards a better tomorrow

Nor the dull walls that came out of nowhere
Nor the solidly anchored barbed wire
Nor the greedy waves
Nor perfectly trained dogs
Will ever erase
The ways of freedom


Tatiana Termacic
March 2023

(Original language: french)