She sat at my table,
mostly a stranger;
I provided tea and small talk
as I have been trained.
Later when I heard the news,
I wondered if I should have been braver,
let my larger ears peep through,
hauled out my periscope
so we could take turns
seeing from the trapped place
to a wider world.
I wonder if by showing her
these other ways I see,
I might have helped her
save her family.