Sum Zero Sum

September 19, 2021

To achieve a great victory,

you must forgive a great sin

Blood of the innocent,

death to begin

The voices of children,

our enemy’s shield

As bombs have no conscience

—till darkness to yield

(Bryn Mawr College: September, 2021)

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