'Shhh' read the scribbles made in haste
upon that cold gray wall
as darkness covered alley paths
and dread fell over all
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Such a powerful poem you've written Liilia! Though incredibly sad it's written so beautifully. Well done!
'Before I found my voice again and closed that frightful book', you convey so well the dread experienced as a child in war and the time it took to recover from it, great poem!