“You have terror and I have tears. In this cruel way, we are for each other. We are at war. You always win. But I do not go away. You shoot me again. Again, I do not go away. You shoot with bullets, but you have nothing else.” WarPoetryWinningFearTearsPoemTerrorCryingMigrantsTerrorizing Book:Not Go Away Is My Name Source: Not Go Away Is My Name
“In the place between scorpions and manners, Between scream and please pass the salt, Somewhere between John Kennedy’s November And my next-door neighbor’s blue flowerbeds, We live our lives.” LifePoetryFearDangerPoemLivingMannersPolitenessNormalcyScorpions Book:Not Go Away Is My Name Source: Not Go Away Is My Name