Double D goes Langspielplatte

Samstag, 6. Januar 2024

27_Der Traum vom Frieden

“It will not be over until we talk”
(Rami Elhanan)

27 - Der Traum vom Frieden

Ihr Name ist Smadar,
vierzehn Jahre schon bald,
als die Bombe sie tötet,
willkürliche Gewalt.

Smadars Vater heißt Rami
und er kämpft mit dem Schmerz
und seinen Worten für Frieden,
seit er weiß, alle Menschen weinen gleich.

Ihr Name ist Abir,
sie ist zehn Jahre alt,
als die Kugel sie tötet,
willkürliche Gewalt.

Abirs Vater heißt Bassam
und sein Kampf gilt der Gewalt,
beharrlich sucht er den Frieden,
im Gespräch, gleichem Recht und in Geduld.

Zwei Familien verschmelzen, in der Trauer vereint
und im Bestreben nach weniger Leid,
das Ziel ist klar, der Weg so weit.

Friede liegt nicht in Mauern,
in Raketen wohl kaum,
Friede liegt in Versöhnung,
im gemeinsamen Traum.

Inspiriert von Rami Elhanan, Bassam Aramin und ihren Familien

Entdeckt durch 'Apeirogon' von Colum McCann

Mittwoch, 16. März 2022

06_Too blind to see

“Will you let me go for Christ's sake? Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?”
(Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman)

06 - Too blind to see

His parents came all the way from Mexico
They took this effort for a dream.
They crossed the border on Christmas day,
And all they prayed for was not to be seen.

They settled down, somewhere in California
Asking less than workmen’s wages they got a job
Somewhere down in L.A.

After some years a little boy was born,
Another baby with dark brown eyes.
And he grew up and was often met with distance,
That he was too young to realize.

Though he didn’t understand the glances they threw at him.
And though he grew up and smiled they made him feel
Sad and weary inside.

      He just couldn’t see the difference
      And sometimes he wept all night
      Till his parents came to console him
      Reassured he fell asleep at their side.

They say young men must take their chances
“If you work hard your dreams come true”.
He did his best but soon he found out,
This truth was true but just for few.

And when he asked his parents how they could smile
though their life was so unfair,
They said fairness was a weird thing,
Accept the facts, enjoy the good things as they are.

       He still couldn’t see the difference,
       What they called dream was one plain lie,
       Then he read about a salesman,
       This time pity made him cry