Bang bang!

Shots plunder through the air

I cover my ears, cower in despair

"Mummy!"

I cry, though my voice too loud

The soldiers they come, arms open round

Push and shove

I'm marched into single file

Traipse through the mud and travel through the wild

Thud! Thud!

I land face first on cold wood deck

Hold myself close, embrace my neck

Cry, cry!

The babies do cry

And amongst those children, adults do lie

Sniffle, sniffle.

We are silenced by shouts

Soldiers curse down on us, shut us out

Sing, sing.

We sing in broken harmony

Awaiting for the end, that's coming so slowly

Clack, clack.

The train huffs through the land

And I rock against bodies, holding their hands

Crows, crows.

They call through the sky

I watch them above, wishing I could fly

Orders, so many orders

They move us along

Lining us up, knees down, no longer strong

Silence, silence.

I wait patiently in silent tears

Holding my breath, the sky so clear

Bang. Drop.

A man falls down

Tumbles down into the ground

Another, another.

The shots they shoot

Children, elderly, fall down mute

"Mummy."

I whisper, hearing them close

Too quiet against the gun at most