Lot's Wife Edition 4

Lot’s Wife • Edition Four
These Words Are Not Action Not Justice
Words by Riya Rajesh
oh,
so
you want to see colonial rage bloody a page
to see a woman, teeth bared, write fire
want lyricism and poignant pain
too bad
today, I can’t
today, I am pointed
gnitirw ton m’I yadot
uoy rof
not when people are dying
in poverty
incarcerated unlawfully
a fucking juxtaposition
not when we’ve watched
and accepted
not when champagne sippers sing virtue
sweet mouths bubble, boneless and cursive
this story was not made for Instagram this is no one’s soap opera this is fear and vitriol
remember remember
the real people in your posts
remember remember
this is pain I can’t claim and neither can you
so don’t
unless you can
and if you can
if being ground into concrete by protectors of privilege
is your story
i am sorry
we did not do better before
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