In solitude, I count the days
quietly, like that mouse,
I slip through a gray world
In fear, I’ve lived for many years
in the name of peace, I kill time
I drive away the truth like it’s evil
the shackles weigh heavy, it’s no longer a dream
in the name of peace, I kill myself
Your ancestors wanted to be free
they shed much blood for it
they cast off their shackles
the executioner’s sword took their lives
they died fighting for your freedom too
the scream of the night awakens you
you take a pill for a good sleep
in the name of peace…
They’re already coming for your child
clad in rainbows, soul-killers
you turn your head, empty gaze
in the name of peace, another movie
they wanted to be free
you became a slave
no more tears flow
no rabid dogs chase you
in solitude, you dig a grave
for yourself and for others too
…
in the name of peace, of your own desires
in the name of peace
you have died
no blood flows in you
Arkadiusz Niewolski
2021



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