War Photographer

Question 1

The reassurance… just outside it

Answer 1

The reassurance of the frame is flexible
you can think that just outside it

Question 2

People eat… out the tragic

Answer 2

People eat sleep love normally
while i seek out the tragic

Question 3

as last week… some devastated street

Answer 3

as last week when i followed a small girl
staggering down some devastated street

Question 4

hip thrust… my finger pressed

Answer 4

hip thrust out under a babys weight
she saw me seeing her my finger pressed

Question 5

at the corner… shattered stones

Answer 5

at the corner the first bomb of the morning
shattered the stones

Question 6

instinct prevailing… began to hurt

Answer 6

instinct prevailing she dropped her burden
and mouth too small for her dark scream
began to run

Question 7

the picture showed… almost smile

Answer 7

the picture showed the little mother
the almost smile

Question 8

Their caption read… triumphs over all

Answer 8

their caption read
even in hell the human spirit
triumphs over all

Question 9

but hell… on a wall

Answer 9

but hell like heaven is untidy
its boundaries
arbitrary as blood stain on a wall