biddy bye bye
bought and sold
and when we cry cry
crawling cold
and if we dye dye
our blues gone old
we say my my
the table’s told
biddy bye bye
frightened fawn
and if we fly fly
the fuels withdrawn
Whisper why why
touch the dawn
float too high high
the baby’s gone
biddy bye bye
tale’s gone sour
heave a sigh sigh
every hour
voices pry pry
we ought to cower
but we lie lie
truth devour
yes we lai lai
a shroud of flowers
yes we lye lye
skin and scour
River (they/them) is a poet in the US. In lieu of a bio River asserts that the current conflict in Gaza and the West Bank is a genocide inflicted on Palestine by Israel and the US. It must cease immediately and permanently, apartheid ended, and Palestinians must be afforded dignity, self direction and freedom. Accountability must come to those in Israel, the US, and other countries who supported and committed war crimes, and reconciliation and reparations must be made.
