As the eastern sky fills with explosions and smoke
I try to reach you, my dear friend, through interrupted phone lines and networks cut off,
at times unsuccessfully.
I try to mark your last known location on the map
measure its distance from the latest bombings
and conclude that you are far from this all,
far enough for me to pretend I sleep at nights.
The weather warms up fast
and in my uneasy sleep
I dream about planes crashing and bombs hiding underneath our feet.
I wake up
upset in the middle of the quietest night;
Iran is 30 minutes ahead of Athens summer time,
still no word from you.
June 2025,
Athens.
Picture: Cloud formations above Chóra, Samothraki; May 2025.
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