Tears Ran Out in Eastern Ghouta

By Skendong9 March 2018August 5th, 2026No Comments1 min read

Eastern Ghouta

A poetic lament reflecting on the suffering of civilians in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, capturing fear, isolation and the psychological toll of war.

of Eastern Ghouta i had never heard
but my ears pricked up as he recorded
one thousand dead in 18 days.

i focused on a woman draped in black
torn looking, besieged eyes
spoke words that blew in the wind.

“upside down world, you dare not go out,
you retreat into a corner of the house
find yourself inside your own head –

then you lose yourself.”

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