"Mimesis" by Fady Joudah

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Mimesis

My daughter
                  wouldn’t hurt a spider
That had nested
Between her bicycle handles
For two weeks
She waited
Until it left of its own accord

If you tear down the web I said
It will simply know
This isn’t a place to call home
And you’d get to go biking

She said that’s how others
Become refugees isn’t it?

by Fady Joudah

Comments

[mirmusing.livejournal.com]

fabulous verses - thank you for sharing - very evocative and thought provoking

[duathir.livejournal.com]

Well-put; thank you.

[londonbard.livejournal.com]

This was new to me - thank you for sharing it.