We look for an off-ramp,?
into or out of something.?
Without wheels?
we drive through our own chaos?
searching for other searchers.?
We guide each other?
over self-made ditches,?
If one falls we all fall,?
a heap of bodies becomes?
a tangle of nowhere.?
Entrances and exits?
look the same,?
nevertheless, off-ramps?
lead to choices.?
Here the road has lost it's way?
minds gridlocked and stalling.?
Left and right, North or South?
we're rewriting old maps?
looking for where?
X marks our position?
on a focus long out of focus.
Chaos and riots
Epidemics and wars
Confusion like tornado hurricane
Confinement, speechless, quiet, calm, rest and unspoken words
However people are drowned in the sounds of nature
Rattle of the rain
Whizzing of the wind
Rustling of the leaves
Wheedling of the birds
Chirping of the crickets
Echoing in the caves, jungles and mountains
Roaring of the sea
Murmuring of the stream
Buzzing of the bees
Hissing of the snake
Quacking of the ducks
Mooing of the cows
Woofing of the dogs
Groaning of the sick
Wheezing of the lungs
Humming of a lullaby
Grumbling of the oldies
Mourning of the dead
Sighing of the loser
Applause of the winner
Any other voices may be drowned
During this political, economic and epidemic crisis
Stay speechless ,calm and cool
As the ushering in of the Chinese New Year
Looking forward to a better year
Only melodies but no blasting or booming
Maybe some sounds buried in the wind
That's the voice of your heart
Stop violation, politicking, trafficking and hegemony
As the world
Is a part of everybody's legacy in a will
Although all along the world is speechless and unspoken
hurting a puppy without a conscious
injuring a toddler on purpose
bludgeoning someone you once loved
a violation of humanity
in the territory
of former Yugoslavia there are some war crimes
in the territory of former Yugoslavian crimes are the subject
and persons are responsible of mass graves
in the territory of former Yugoslavic
individual and institutional
racist behavior
are responsible for the greatest violations of human rights
in the territory of former Yugoslavia as around the world directly -
indirectly you can buy an express ticket
at the tourist information
and behind the rail way station
read the names of those responsible
of war crimes around the world
you can as well visit another country
buy another rail ticket
to German then the culture of silence
may build another wall around you
Copyright ©2008 Juana Semiramis Guillen