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POEM: Sacrament

Sacrament

Starve us.
We burn down your warehouses.

Surveil us.
We smash your cameras.

Jail us.
We bend the bars and escape.

Beat us.
We hit back.

Belittle us.
We grow larger.

Deadname us.
We name ourselves.

Hunt us.
We evade detection.

Kill us.
We rise and rise.

/ / /

10 April 2026
Charlottesville VA

Day 10 of National Poetry Month

Published in My poems NaPoWriMo2026 Poetry Politics & Activism

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