Title: Hope lies hidden in a bird's

Royal Club for Literature and Peace 

Title: Hope lies hidden in a bird's

Kasia Dominik 

Title: Hope lies hidden in a bird's broken wing, in a dry branch.

When a person is alone, the light terrifies,

a broken wing impairs movement.

Lost days tear away the meaning of mercy,

and the sad moon teaches the dawn prayers.

And even though there's pain in your legs, you must move forward,

not look back, shake off the weakness from your shoulders.

Take life by the coattails, stop fighting the shadow –

raise the cross from the ground – denying weakness.

Like a dry branch that the wind won't break,

so be – not be – firm, unyielding,

because when you lean on your neighbor's shoulder –

with courage, you can straighten out the curves more quickly.

And even if the goal becomes illusory,

the sky will be a faithful companion

for those who don't cut time into seconds!

If you've fallen, get up – I still hear it!.

Kasia Dominik (Poland)

documentation: Waffaa Badarneh