ibangmyowndrum:  LITERATURE MEME → [9/9] POEMS i’ve been praying,an

ibangmyowndrum:

 LITERATURE MEME → [9/9] POEMS

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?

it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere.

what they did yesterday afternoon, Warsan Shire