rebounding

the roar of planes snatch the breath
from open mouths of fetal forms
in incubators
the rising toll of death
fan the flames of rage
shattering the belljar
shaking off the paralysis
bringing back life to a stifled conscience
bringing back life to a banked fire
bringing back the shouts
echoing and rebounding
a hundred years and still alive
echoing and rebounding
and dying
slowly dying down