Today his words surround me with the quiet intensity of gro… - Lisa Suhair Majaj

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Today his words surround me
with the quiet intensity of growing things,
roots planted a long time ago
lacing the distances of my heart.

Lisa Suhair Majaj

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Lisa Suhair Majaj (born 1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.

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how a word transforms us
seedling taking delicate hold
or a weed choking the tender plants
news enters us and puts down roots

ground resilient beneath our feet, sky
glimmering
between branches of trees older than any of us.

These words are the weight
cupped in our palms:
the small broken note of freedom.

Today his words surround me with the quiet intensity of growing things, roots planted a long time ago lacing the distances of my heart. - Lisa Suhair Majaj

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