A Tribute to the Lost Souls of Ukraine
Where do souls go when they have been pulled
too abruptly from their lives?
Do they bang into each other vying for space and travel
to meet with others who have passed suddenly
or descend to loved ones to say goodbye?
Do not fear. They hang together,
imprinting on each other
like juicy green grapes,
with the life energy remains—
habits, commitments, dreams, plans—
continuing to gyrate, comfort, and cling,
like green finger paint,
and then fade from a mossy green,
fingers removing one at a time…
from everything in a life.
Andrea Nicki is a Lithuanian Canadian poet, philosopher, and educator. Her recent work has appeared in BlazeVox, the Chaos, Crises, Conflict anthology by Moonstone Arts Center, and the Writing for Resilience anthology by MadHat Press. She explores themes of cultural identity, trauma, justice, and eco-spirituality, and teaches ethics and philosophy.
