after tiananmen

this mouth never hesitates
these hands plant seeds
bearing radishes
parsley tomatoes
i am a wonderful salad maker

eat of it and live

die without it
your soul will vanish

china china
you are the earth
and i am your blood

6/9/1989

Published by Anne Birkam

I am a former librarian who has been writing poetry most of her life.

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