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She’s lived here 

     most of her life 

She never thought 

     that would change. 

We waste our lives

Searching

For our reason

Of existence

Never realizing

There isn’t one

We’re all just living

In early February of 2024, gang violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, escalated to levels so high that now nearly 80% of the capital city is under gang rule.

Steam rises from the chimney
with a G-rated "come hither"
into the cerulean blue sky.

You feel drawn towards it
like a moth to a porch light
on a warm June evening.
"Come hither."