Before I Perceive The War

Before I Perceive The War

From here we can see the hare

turn and run away with our hearts

when in the hills something blasts.

You say, "Until we see the fire on our skin

every noise is war, and when the war begins 

we have fallen already, and we are the deep sleep,

ghost walls holding the pride of the ruins."

I say, "Sometimes you realise an existence,

but a war exists even if you cannot perceive 

its heat all the time." I even do not know

what I mean and want to see the hare,

to hear the last song of the silence 

before the noise, and to kiss out your line of control.

Biography: The author of A White Cane For The Blind Lane' and 'How To Burn Memories Using a Pocket Torch' has ten books to his credit. He is a journalist, father of a four-year-old, illustrator, and an editor. His works have been translated into twelve languages and published across the globe.

Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-blurry-photo-of-a-rabbit-peeking-out-of-a-tree-4Ft1z4uNiNc) 13. 6. 2025.

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