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A review by spo0kyayden
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
4.0
4.7 Only because I want to give this a five star on my next read.
“BLESS THE MOON
Forgive us, we blamed you
for floods, for the flush of blood,
for men who are also wolves, even
though you could pull the tide in
by her hair, we tell everyone
we walked all over you. We
blame you for the dark, as if you had
a choice, performing just beyond
the glass, distant and adored,
near but alone, cold and unimaginable
following us home. We use you
to see our blue bodies beneath
your damp light, we let you watch,
swollen against the glass as we move
against one another like fish.”
― Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
“BLESS THE MOON
Forgive us, we blamed you
for floods, for the flush of blood,
for men who are also wolves, even
though you could pull the tide in
by her hair, we tell everyone
we walked all over you. We
blame you for the dark, as if you had
a choice, performing just beyond
the glass, distant and adored,
near but alone, cold and unimaginable
following us home. We use you
to see our blue bodies beneath
your damp light, we let you watch,
swollen against the glass as we move
against one another like fish.”
― Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems