We ask that you answer a few questions to confirm who you are for example when was your last transaction Which is your favorite dessert who is your favorite actress what is your favorite board game whose side are you on anyway Who is your favorite person from history can you think of anyone more or less American How do you reach people that don’t trust anything Other At what age did you first enter a foreign country (example –18) at what age were you first denied/ detained Have you seen this Would you stand up to that how long did it take you to cross the desert by foot or the Mediterranean by wooden boat with three hundred & fifty Others at what time of day did your oldest child drown (rounded to the closest hour for example) Did you notice how low the horizon was did you refuse to sink did you actually drink sea water Which is your favorite desert Did you ever report what happened to you at the camp did it sound like a windstorm in the back of your throat Did they cup you in their hands did you make noises squirm move around Did it ever make you wonder why now What street did your best friend live on before the airstrikes turned her entire family into a sunburst of atoms orbiting un-chambered undone how many years did this take off of your own life expectancy What was your oldest sibling’s nickname & was it a swift amputation & did you think that every soft molecule of a nurse comes from the stars was it worth trying to save him were you relieved it wasn't you What is the name of the university your spouse attended & who was their rival was it rebel held East or government held West & since you've arrived has anyone made you feel as though all your passwords have expired.

Poets Resist is published by Glass Poetry Press.
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