youniverse

born right in time for 
a violent uprising

shortly before 
the breakout of 
a three-decade-long war

in a country where 
no less than seven people 
die in road accidents 
every single day

and one natural disaster
claimed almost 
thirty-one thousand lives 
in the space of
half-a-morning 

how is it that 
death has not 
claimed you yet?

[my love-hate holds you 
bound tightly to
this earth]

escape

dodged a bullet yesterday -
                   it's not easy, hiding from you 
                   in a country suddenly
                   too small.