Write my name on my leg, Mama

Write my name on my leg, Mama Use the black, permanent marker With the ink that doesn’t bleed if it gets wet The one that doesn’t melt when exposed to heat Write my name on my leg, Mama Make the lines thick and clear Add your special flourishes, so I can take comfort Seeing my Mama’s handwriting when I go to sleep Write my name on my leg, Mama And on the legs of my sister’s and brother’s This way we will belong together This way we will be known as your children Write my name on my leg, Mama Please write your name and Baba’s name on your legs too So we shall be remembered as a family Write my name on my leg, Mama Don’t add any numbers like when I was born Or the address of our home I don’t want the world to list me as a number I have a name and I am not a number Write my name on my leg, Mama When the bomb hits our house When the walls crush our skulls and bones Our legs will tell our story How there was nowhere for us to run Write my name on my leg, Mama A poem by Zayna Azam ... Source: ??IL RUSSO??