I found you sleeping in my seat
(for
a family of Ukrainian refugees)
The train goes on
as forests change to cities along the way
and there’s a song your son keeps singing
while you
sleep spread across
the silver seats
and you dream
and streets meet streets
and your
mother entertains your other son
who interrupts you here and there
for him
a world has just
begun
with a kiss on your weary forehead as you hum
and smile
Misa Hejna
Míša
Hejná writes and performs poetry in Denmark. Míša's work is primarily
meditative and combines the textual, the visual, and the aural. She paints
primarily with watercolours, ink, and menstrual fluid. When performing poetry,
she uses the kotamo, singing bowls, chimes, and other instruments. She is
also an academic writer. She has published her work in the anthologies by
Aarhus Women Write.