BAREFOOT GEN HAIKU COLLECTION

Mollie Gaynor

Destruction and death Smoke coated our collapsed lungs Tears filled our sore eyes

Bomb was dropped on us No one came to rescue us Had to save each other

The smell of burned flesh Squinted eyes couldn’t see far Throats were dry from gas

Family members lost Thousands of innocents died All hope has vanished

Our lives have ended Everything we know is gone Nothing has stayed the still