Permission Denied<\/p>\n
‘It’s better I just die,’ Brigitte Poirson<\/p>\n
Because I do not see a trace of you
\nin your utterances, mother, I forgive you.
\nPerhaps, your demon has found a way
\nto mimic your voice, to agonize us \u2013
\na way of holding our bodies hostage,
\nas if we are thieves, as if we are slaves.
\nI won’t carry your words to the world
\nif that’s what your grief wants from me;
\nI won’t sow panic on your lovers’ mind.
\nA dirge is not to be replayed after a rebirth:
\nyou’re not free to utter any word about exit.
\nThere’s enough dreadful words in your heart,
\nleave us to battle death for you and live
\nin the cubicle of quietude, singing songs
\nof hope, of healing, and of resurrection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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