Bang, bash, boom

Sshssh, whistle, splat

Slammed doors

Windows crashed

Buildings collapsed

Friends missing

Hurt or

Worst of all

Dead

Sleepless nights

Sporadic meals

Clothes nasty

Body smelling skanky

From days of

Lots of running

And more walking

Corners suspicious

Bombardments needed

When does it end

When can I go home

Some stuff you just

Don’t want to remember

In the hell of war

-Jennie Nawrocki

I can’t see

Someone is blocking

Goodness sakes

What happened

I want to know

Won’t somebody

Tell me

Someone should know

There were so many people

And somehow

She still doesn’t know.

-Jennie Nawrocki

Are happy they made it through childbirth.

-Jennie Nawrocki

Could it be

What about

Have you thought of

They are going to say

They probably think

Goodness gracious not

I should cover my basis

I can’t say this

Won’t do that

But what if

I must

Ugh what now

I didn’t think of

-Jennie Nawrocki