Death of Klinghoffer - Act 1, Scene 1; So I Said To My Grandson
Adams, John
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So I said to my grandson
"Luck is on our side
Your parents will be jealous
We shall think them dull
Not to have shared this escapade
Remember everything," I said
Now I think, how could we forget?
How could we even contemplate
The effort of remembering?
Everything comes back, everything
We are men of ideals
These people must have food
We are quite helpless
Or a blanket or
Everyone on board should be here
We have killed no one
As we were stumbling
Through the corridor and the dining room
Half boiled, half dead, my little boy
When we were caught, they had already killed
Find women, send them to the kitchen
Prepare the meal
They did not see, they did not hear
The travesty
Five men, send men
The Captain comes with me to speak to Syria