Poem | Explaining to a star the limits of human love
(for Michael Petchkovsky) You passed so quickly, it pulled the oxygen out of the air Drawing sorrow in behind you, like a myst Burning our lungs and causing our eyes to water We knew you were only taking the pain out And meant to return But the pain came back in without you […]
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POEM | Trusina 1992-1993
after Gbenga Adesina The first text message was sent as the year closed. Before that, red-faced men stood and demanded translation. They wanted us to know: war is coming. We were hours away when the troops started sieging. In the village we played with our dolls, our fathers dealt cards and waited, our […]
Not a Chameleon
Not a chameleon, but a gecko. Insides visible, just a touch opaque. The gecko gets moved around in your suitcase belonging somewhere, elsewhere, not here. O, gecko in exile. You with your translucent identity. It’s not your fault customs refuses to give you clearance to go home. This poem was originally published in Artist Profile, […]
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