How Does it Feel? by DeJuan Robinson

How does it feel knowing
That this may be the last time you ever see your children,
That this may be the last time you get to breathe fresh air.
But they’re out to kill me; they don’t care.
According to sources,
my husband was reported
riding on horses
in the middle of the night
like corpses.
But I would never tell my kids that!
How does that feel
to look your kids in their eyes and say their father was killed.
I am not strong enough to do that.
While the soldiers were searching, I held my kids’ hands.
I told them live life to the fullest and don’t put struggling in your plans,
and never ever had this feeling again!