RIFKAH GOLDBERG

LITTLE LIFE IN BIG WORLD Blast hits heart of my city I switch on radio then Load washing machine Killed on way to work two teachers I 'phone shop for tenth time To trace my long overdue order Blown to pieces near discotheque Half a class of teenagers I change format of his paper Sniper shot babe-in-arms I choose my weekend menu Buy what I need in market Train stopped in mid-route For unknown security reasons I look for cup of coffee Mass terror attack in United States I let cool air into over-heated Elegantly curtained hotel room How can my little life fit into The evil wrought in this big world Of which I am an unwitting part? October 2001