War Photographer Flashcards

Poems

1
Q

The reassurance… just outside it

A

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

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2
Q

People eat… out the tragic

A

People eat sleep love normally
while i seek out the tragic

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3
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as last week… some devastated street

A

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

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4
Q

hip thrust… my finger pressed

A

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

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5
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at the corner… shattered stones

A

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

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6
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instinct prevailing… began to hurt

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

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7
Q

the picture showed… almost smile

A

the picture showed the little mother
the almost smile

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8
Q

Their caption read… triumphs over all

A

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

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9
Q

but hell… on a wall

A

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

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