THE NEW VERSE (DOT) NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 CONSIDERING WAR by Amy Shimshon-Santo https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2022/03/considering-war.html

Dead bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) after Cesar Vallejo (“considerando el frío, imparcialmente”) considering that bombs leave craters in the earth making it difficult to mobilize hospitals, carry pregnant mothers across fields of rubble comprehending the cold breath of sunday broken bridges, families gathered beneath them without exact destinations beyond a border understanding that mammals with bombs are cold hearted explosive-death-machines, considering that men —and I will call them that because of their bombs — explode sites leaving the enduring silence of family members understanding that a cadaver cannot speak & I am just a storyteller still living with the possibility of voice I will make my breath a sign painted in horror across the sky that begs the bombing to stop Amy Shimshon-Santo is a poet and educator who believes that culture is a powerful tool for personal and social transformation. Her interdisciplinary work connects the arts, education, and urbanism. She is the author of Even the Milky Way Is Undocumented (Unsolicited Press, Pushcart Prize & Rainbow Reads Award nominee). Posted by Editor2 at 6:30 PM Labels: Amy Shimshon-Santo, bombs, border, cadaver, horror, hospitals, mammals, poetry, The New Verse News, Ukraine Newer PostOlder Post