Halina Birenbaum
Sounds
of a
guilty
silence
I don't have the right
maybe I missed answering something
omitted or neglected
I lived through so much then absorbing so many human moans, prayers
requests for remembrance - recognition
silence is not permitted - I don't have the right
I have to talk, tell
as long as my mind is clear, has the power
every detail is significant
I have to hand down the past
by every possible means
to warn - shock
maybe that's the reason I remained
so to deprive I have no right
1983