under my skin
sits like a surprise
to be opened day after
day
a little box with a red
ribbon
the revelation
that I live in peace
that nobody ever raped me
that nobody ever
tortured me
that nobody ever
threatened my life
I can open my mouth and
scream my opinion into
this universe
and nobody will punish
me for it
sitting on this island
of blessed souls
I tend to complain too
much
about the weather
about my neighbors
about my life
in general
in general it is not
easy to be happy
there is no should
in happy
a gift
but I could sing instead
really
I could sing every day of my life
I have reason to sing
a song of gratitude
not of pain
we are together in this
the kind of peace I live in
is exceptional
I mean just look at
the rest of the world
it is exceptional
people get raped all the
time
people get killed all
the time
people get tortured all
the time
people sit in jail for
voicing an opinion all the time
under my skin
sits like a surprise
to be opened day after
day after day
a little box with a red
ribbon
the revelation
that I might have been spared
this time
yet there is this thought
sitting in my throat
we are together in this
I have been spared
and yet I have not
This poem was inspired by the movie Incendies/Die Frau die singt
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