Halina Birenbaum
Sounds
of a
guilty
silence
it's not a sin
I did not want to be singled out
I have really tried to adapt
to suppress sadness
which cries in me
I have managed to contain myself
today I understand that I was wrong
it is impossible to erase your roots
there is no sin in being sad
when you have survived extermination years...
Ocoberl 9, 1982