I've just arrived home from watching The Zookeeper's Wife, which has inspired me to write. It should be compulsory viewing for all living, breathing souls. My heart was in my throat the entire time and many tears where shed, both during and after the movie. It is heartbreaking, breathtaking, magnificent storytelling at its very finest.
We can never know
We can never know
No, not even try to understand
Your pain
Your fear
Your loss
Yet you put yourself aside
Selflessly giving
Sharing
Keeping secrets
Hiding deep-seated emotions
Behind masks of fake smiles
To keep friends safe
How can we even think
That we understand
The shame of your lies
Your anxiety of showing
The slightest flicker
Of truth in your eyes
We will never understand
Your kind of hunger
Your sacrifices
Your worries
Your sleepless nights
To keep lives from death
Yet our leaders still play games
Still push boundaries
But hope the world
Will never come to that again
If only we could understand
Andrea Vermaak
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