Memories trespass
into her thoughts
with the unexpected word
the intrusive image…
CNN reporting live from
where there is a sense of liberation
the first wave of bombings
absolutely stunning to see.
…taking her back to D-day 1944
her 24th birthday
the beaches
of Normandy
stained red
with the blood
of boys she
grew up with.
On the television screen
an ancient city disintegrates
into an expanding mushroom cloud
against a ghostly-green night-scope
sky.
Of course, collateral damage
is to be expected
when liberating people.
A lone birthday card lies before
her, unopened.
text & photo by leh
text & photo by leh
