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Haiku

December 1, 2019 by The Village

By Ayat Jalal

Coffins are not carpeted

There not for standing

Linolium is useless

As the imagined dreams,

some believe they’ll be having

The padding is for comfort

to those left standing,

Imagining death’s visions

going over the width,

Linoliums length and pattern

hoping for a like padding.

Maddening.

How many comrades

died for standing.

For them

do more than stand.

Ancestral Spirits

Have no care for carpets 

The padding useless as

linolium in the streets.

Where some are taking back land

Because coffins are not carpeted

We must do more than stand

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