human pyramid

Menneske Pyramide,  Harald Rudryard Engman,  1941

          Every Day
          Ingeborg  Bachmann , 1953

          War is no longer declered,
          only continued. The monstrous
          has become everyday. The hero
          stays away from battle. The weak
          have gone to the front.
          The unifotm of the day is patience,
          its medal the pitiful star of hope above the heart.

          The medal is awarded
          when nothing more happens,
          when the artillery falls silent,
          when the enemy has grown invisible
          and the shadow of eternal armament
          covers the sky.

          It is awarded
          for desertion of the flag,
          for bravery in the face of friends,
          for the betrayal of unworthy secrets
          and the disregard
          of every command.