Reposted by Lauren Crawford (she/her)
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ From @laurencraw.bsky.social, here is "First Day," which originally appeared in @redogrereview.bsky.social. It was a treat to hear Lauren read this poem last year at the Poetry by the Sea Conference. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
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![Right now, our world is in chaos. There’s really no other way to say it. Atrocity after atrocity hits us, and we are left reeling, stunned, and confused. How is this happening? Why are those in charge letting it happen?
After every atrocity, everyone puts statements out on their websites meant to reassure people that they’re on the correct side of the conflict. Most of the time, those statements boil down to “please continue to buy our product.”
We at [redacted] Press would like to put out topical position statements, but in the face of the fact that before one atrocity is resolved, another one comes along, we can’t. We’re writers and editors, but we don’t possess the words to convince people to behave in ways that acknowledge other people’s humanity.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ulyxpio2hpkjhm2wcdoexynm/bafkreiagb7iwrneoz6apy6ss75pfzrq6i5yo56nrgeosoartxt4jpl74hm)
