It is okay to be Jewish.
It is okay to attend your local synagogue.
It is okay to celebrate Hannukah.
It is not okay to use white phosphorus on civilians in Gaza and Lebanon.
final act of love is an oxymoron, if you were a real lover there would be no final act- your love would demand unconditional devotion and compell you because continuity is in its nature
We asked Danez in their Poet of The Week interview:
The relationship to Time keeps shifting—you’re trying to control it, then you’re inside it, then it’s riding you. How do you hold all those positions at once? 💙
“Sleep through the alarm / of the world.”
— Andrea Gibson
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This poem appeared in You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson, published by Button Poetry, 2021. Shared here with deep gratitude.
Mucho «me gusta», a mis tuits, pero nadie que me diga:
— "Alejandro, vamos por un café. Conversemos de literatura, de filosofía y del porqué, a veces, la existencia pesa tanto".