surviving-war

Individuals often turn to poetry, not only to glean strength and perspective from the words of others, but to give birth to their own poetic voices and to hold history accountable for the catastrophes rearranging their lives.

Their locked hands offered a stark reminder of how many scars lingered _ shards of war and distressing anguish forever branded them. Yet in this endearing moment of comfort, their adversity became skinspeak between survivors phoenixing from the ashes of their perilous journey__heir burning eagerness for survival overcoming the forces that once tried to stifle their light.