
Photo: mbell1975 on flickr
As a bell tolls
Come dark,
May its sound be a reminder
Of the toll
Exacted from those whose steps
Are hidden,
Whose freedoms are
Forsaken,
And whose voices
Are silenced,
For no fault
But being
Born
Into hardship
And fleeing
Danger zones.
Merriam-Webster’s word for July 28, 2018:
Curfew
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