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“Mom, / You tried to teach me / The key to my / Heritage of resilience.”
“It is a cosmic principle … the Eternal Mystery”
“It’s a wonder / How comfort arrives: / From what source?”
“We cheer on the fearless Deborahs, who speak English with our grandmas’ accents”
“World events do not recognize my opinions”
“The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth.”
“These ancient wounds afflict so many”
“I will never normalize mass death”
“No altars for candles and teddy bears. / No petitions, angry protests, or briefings.”
Poem in response to school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022

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