Humans were created by mistake. Someone laughed
\nand we came crawling out. That was the beginning
\nof the story; we were hooked then. What a wild
\ndilemma, how to make it to the stars, on a highway
\nslick with fear \u2014<\/p>\n
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Listened to an alto sax player jamming on the street.
\nHe played a few jazz standards, mostly popular tunes
\nthe people would know who changed buses there. Nice
\ntone. I walked from the hotel into the dusk of the city to
\nlisten closer, to speak with him. l We shared names, gear
\ninfo, and other stories of the saxophone road. He told
\nme, \u201cI\u2019m making a living out of small hopes . . . \u201c There\u2019s
\nsometing about a lone horn player blowing ballads at
\nthe corners of our lives.\u201d
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Joy-Harjo<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Post # 2 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Warsan Shire –\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cwhat they did yesterday afternoon\u201d<\/p>\n they set my aunts house on fire i\u2019ve been praying, later that night<\/p>\n i held an atlas in my lap it answered Warsan Shire<\/strong> Several years ago, \u00a0Joy Harjo sent me her new book of poems:\u00a0Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, (New York: W H Norton, 2015). \u00a0This mid-week morning I decided to return to two pieces from\u00a0Conflict Resolution. Taut, clean words that opened my … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2015\/12\/Joy-Harjo.jpg\")
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\ni cried the way women on tv do
\nfolding at the middle
\nlike a five pound note.
\ni called the boy who use to love me
\ntried to \u2018okay\u2019 my voice
\ni said\u00a0hello
\nhe said\u00a0warsan, what\u2019s wrong, what\u2019s happened?<\/p>\n
\nand these are what my prayers look like;
\ndear god
\ni come from two countries
\none is thirsty
\nthe other is on fire
\nboth need water.<\/p>\n
\nran my fingers across the whole world
\nand whispered
\nwhere does it hurt?<\/p>\n
\neverywhere
\neverywhere
\neverywhere.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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