Rachel weeping for her children

Rachel weeping for her children

I am so excited that this so -dear-to-me poem got published by one of my absolute favorite literary magazines. I am honored and humbled. Thank you!

The Blue Nib

By Sofia Kioroglou

I remember laughter rippling around the streets

amber of eyes aglow, brimming with hope

children cutting a caper impishly in Aleppo

dad squinting at my fiddling around with his computer

Today, our shoulders are hunched with fear

kids no longer splashing in puddles

knee-deep in rubble and smeared with blood

hollering out war cries, looking for relatives

Some crucified, others  beheaded

no hearse waiting to deliver our people to burial places

Rachel weeping for her children

rising out like a phoenix, splintering husks of shells around

Walking through the cemetary while a couple

are muttering into their swirling Chardonnay

two words collide, two paths diverge

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

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About the writer

Sofia Kioroglou is a two-time award-winning poet, author of two poetry books, flash fiction writer of ” Cubicle Coma” to be published by Books’ Journal & Planodion and prolific blogger…

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