I sit
numb with memory
remembering the innocent dead
of my own country
at Kent State
at Jackson State
during the month of May
in 1970
some while protesting
others while crossing
from one class to another
and my heart breaks again
listening to the protests
reliving our student strike
that closed hundreds of schools
across the nation
and wishing, hoping
my beloved Turkish people
will not let this murder
of a 14 year old boy
who was just going to buy bread
pass
but will unite
in a common cause
to end tyranny
and let this poor boy
Berkin Elvan
rest in peace