The Drums of War
February 2026
The drums of war
She tells me
My body still remembers
The drums of war
The fear penetrating to the bones
The heartbeat beating fast
I look out at the ocean
It’s so peaceful and serene
Seagulls floating on air streams
She tells me
I can still remember
the drums of war …
Don’t listen to her
I don’t want to remember
I don’t comprehend
The heartbeat beating fast
The tightness in the chest
I wonder if it’s warm enough to sit on a bench
by the ocean
She whispers, can you hear them?
Can you feel them?
I listen to birds cries
I can hear my heart beating fast
Still remembering echoes of the drums of war …
The drums of war, she tells me
I can hear the drums of war
And I whisper
We are here now, we are safe
Listen to the waves
