Kind of Proud

 

Blau - Blue 38,5 x 48,5 cm pastel/ink by Karin Goeppert

 

PRIDE

is a fixed bayonet

with which you

run screaming toward the enemy’s trenches.

It’s me ready to shoulder through a pack

of young muscular Turks

blocking the sidewalk, Karin’s shivery fingers

in my hand as she trails a little behind

muttering idiot, idiot, let’s cross the street.

Too late, honey, we’re surrounded.

But we cross the street anyway. It’s almost never too late.