My Confession Poem by Niko Tiliopoulos

I’ve been watching the insects,
in front of me,
moving
fast, hungry, expressionless…

I can see around me
people dying in this trap…

I can see them all…

‘Silly humans,
What you’re gazing at smiling
is nothin’ but a reflection of light
on the stones that crush you.
Lift your eyes to the sky…
We must save our souls…’

We are pleased by the warmth
of our loneliness.
We feel safe in the microcosm
of our agony.

‘What’re you lookin’ at?
There’s so much soil in me mouth
yet I’m still shouting:

I am afraid! ”

I am afraid, because I forgot the truth.
I am afraid, because I feel small, weak.
I am afraid to move, because I may hurt.
I am afraid of the sun, because it can burn me.
I am afraid to see my shadow, because it might be ugly.
I am afraid, because I don’t know what happened to those that dared escape.
I am afraid of life…

And so, I will always watch the insects,
in front of me,
moving
forever, impatiently, free…