In Ukraine
https://portside.org/2022-12-02/ukraine
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In
Ukraine
By Beau Beausoleil
I can write
with clarity
about what
I cannot see
in front of
me
except for
the war in
Ukraine
which I
can only
outline
in rage and
sorrow
And to those
dying today
by a bullet
shell or
missile
I can only
try to
write myself
there on paper
and lie down
in your
fallen shadows
Hoping in
some way
to see not just
your death
but the life
behind it
with clarity
Beau Beausoleil is a poet and activist (Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here) based in San Francisco, California. His most recent book of poetry is, Another Way Home (Blue Light Press 2022). His poems addressing the war in Ukraine can be found here https://movingpartspress.com/publications/in-ukraine-poems