Title: I Can't Win Against Fire by

Adding Fuel

Royal Club for Literature and Peace 

Title: I Can't Win Against Fire by

Adding Fuel

Kasia Dominik 

Title: I Can't Win Against Fire by Adding Fuel

She's like a poorly set alarm clock,

with a gaze that stings even

when silence falls.

She twists her lips into a grimace,

reflects a wry laugh.

She's a strength, or perhaps a weakness

that knows no other language?

I'm taking a pause,

I don't extinguish fire with another fire.

He who shouts doesn't listen

—so I remain silent and wait

until the echo of my own words tires her out.

Kasia Dominik (Poland)

documentation : Waffaa Badarneh