Emotions

I am sitting in the grass disconsolate letting the warm breeze caress my face tenderly.
The sun rises triumphant after its long fight against the darkness.
The dawn fires the sky but my heart can't exult.
My hands are dirty and empty. As I look at them, the pain gets stronger.

The war took everything from me.
There is no love, no joy, no dreams, no future left for me.
Dark clouds march towards the sun, threatening its splendor.
The Earth is soaked with Her sons' blood, and there is no peace in the sky above her.

I look around me and desolation is all I can see, but I am not able to cry anymore.
Suddenly a roar - I can't say if it was a thunder or a shot.
Something cold hits my palm making me shudder.
My breath becomes irregular, my eyes fill with tears, my heart beats faster and I finally feel I am alive.

It is a raindrop, and in this drop there is the universe...