22 x 35 inches 

Watercolor, gold acrylic on thick Arches paper 

Gabrielle Tesfaye 2022

I wonder where in this world you are

Watching the destruction from afar..

A mother rocks her baby to sleep

A young girls mind has fallen to deep

A future leader first looks to our past, destiny calling at long last

A young man just wants to go home

Lost in the mountains as he roams

The town lit only with candle light

carrying them through each dark night

The internet is still shut down

She prays he’ll find her in this tow

I found my family, in my mind

Roasting coffee like old times

In the court yard, safe and sound

Coffee smoke arising from the ground

It’s a memory I always replay

To get me through another hard day

It’s always the same, another hard day

This excruciating pain never goes away

Aboi, don’t leave me down here alone

Aboi, how do I stop my heart from turning to stone?