Our mothers are missing –
went out to buy
something delicious
and haven’t come back
Our fathers are missing –
went out to visit
their fathers’ graves
and stayed there
Our brothers
and sisters are missing too –
rushed out to find
their parents
and lost their way
Our children
are missing also –
killed on their way out
by their own dreams
That’s why
this lullaby
now
is for us
good night
good night
good night
Petar Tchouhov (born 1961) Bulgaria
Translated by Katerina Stoykova-Klemer
Source: Lunch Ticket Issue 4: Winter/Spring 2014
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