Within the horror of my Jasenovac

Yair Palgi, 30/7/08

Suddenly I dreamt of my death

And the death of my daughter

And perhaps also the death of my father

Well planned and expected like a nightly command

Seemingly it was a calm dream

With no feelings of fear or horror

Just on the day of my father’s 97^th birthday

Who was murdered there – in the awful monstrosity

I was leading my little daughter

Unto her deathbed, my hand in her hand

Until she slowly dissolved within my hand

So as to save her from facing the horror

I saw the Ustaše militants

Sitting in front of me, around a table

Eating with a calm smile until satiated

This is a daily occurrence, a routine…

I slowly woke up gazing

Overwhelmed and paralyzed from the vision

In which I took part in hallucination

Is death part of the enforceable agreement within me as well?

Yair Palgi, 30/7/08

[1] Relates to the Nazi order Nacht und Nebel Erlass