Saturday, March 19
DESERTION
The enemy is so vast
they say if you burn your uniform
and forget who you were
you will find a house like yours
behind the lines, and children
like your brothers and sisters,
and you will find parents
who are missing a child
who looks like you, you will find lilac
in an alley and the smell of bread,
then you can rest and listen
to the drums of the reserve.
(D. Nurske)