On Fire
Athens in on fire. Well, not quite the city itself but the beautiful forest surrounding the northern side of the city. Gone. Finished. Done. Nothing to look forward to. The ashes came all the way to my balcony. You could smell the fire from all around. They tell us it is going to be allright, they will protect what is left and try to restore the forest to its original format. It is all a big lie, a lie that has been said a thousant times so far, ever since I can remember.
As a child I lived very near a mountain area, again in the suburbs of the city. I remember it been burnt twice. What was before a lovely forest to go for a walk, play with the snow over winter, smell and feel the flowers during springtime is now blocks of flats - with a wonderful view over the city and the port but still, it is cement. Now we are losing more. I feel angry. I am not sure how much longer we can take. And what life would be like without a moment of joy in the nature?
I feel like I am part of a domino. It has started to collapse and I can see its items, one after another, falling on the ground. I can see it coming. I am next.
As a child I lived very near a mountain area, again in the suburbs of the city. I remember it been burnt twice. What was before a lovely forest to go for a walk, play with the snow over winter, smell and feel the flowers during springtime is now blocks of flats - with a wonderful view over the city and the port but still, it is cement. Now we are losing more. I feel angry. I am not sure how much longer we can take. And what life would be like without a moment of joy in the nature?
I feel like I am part of a domino. It has started to collapse and I can see its items, one after another, falling on the ground. I can see it coming. I am next.
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