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Water for New Delhi

“You know what they say about
free health care. It costs money.”

We Rise Up

The man said in a hard voice, “I wanna fuck you, little Indian girl.”

Welfare

A small circle of friends and family babysat so she could go to school.

When My Alabama

there is no place on this earth I can run from my own prejudice

Who Are You With?

Lydda, when she closes her eyes, has traded one war zone for another.

Why Are You Afraid?

The girls got drunk, danced to Russian karaoke under disco-light glitz.

Why I Was in Vietnam

I was opposed to the taking of human life. I was opposed to all war.

Wild Snow

My job requires me to make things disappear like a Vegas magician.

won’t you celebrate with me

won’t you celebrate with me that every day has tried to kill me

Working Title

Without a working title, a poem could muddle meaning, confuse purpose.

Worksong

No one else ever seemed to mind working side-by-side a murderer.