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Today is the second day of Kwanzaa (Kujichagulia = Self-Determination), the second day of the twelve days of Christmas and the 6th day of Hanukkah.
FOR WARMTH
I hold my face in my two hands
No, I am not crying.
I hold my face in my two hands
to keep the loneliness warm--
two hands protecting
two hands nourishing,
two hands preventing
my soul from leaving me
in anger.
(This was written after I heard about the bombing of Ben Tre and the comment made by an American military man, "We had to destroy the town in order to save it." -- Thich Nhat Hanh)
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1 comment:
This is a wonderful poem.
Thanks,
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