By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
The Neue Wache, Germany’s Tomb to the Unknown Victims of War
Beneath heaven’s open eye
a mother cradles her dying son
Ashes of sun snow
rain on exposed statue
eroding definition
identity
Focusing glaring light
on the product of war:
Darkness
Author Note: The memorial holds the body of a resistance fighter, a soldier and the ashes of a concentration camp victim.