Parents, hear, whatever may come, you,

you made life. If that

is not your reason to drop down

on your kitchen floor; to rubble turned or

marble made, scratch

your nails at where the crayon

was—the wall you painted

over, the wall that bombs—

it holds

his name.

Image credit:Susan Coutinho
Nathalie Spaans

Nathalie Spaans lives in Amsterdam and works as a public attendant in a cool museum. In day to day life she finds it hard to convey what's going on. With writing she tries to make sense of it.