When the General Arrives

This poem is inspired by Li Po's poems of war

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Soldier footsteps cross the city,

invade the night.

A sidewalk strewn with broken glass

unable to reflect moonlight.

Sharp slivers of bad luck

break my heart open.

I lock my door

against the chill of a siege.

Panic punctures my sleep,

dread pierces my dreams.

By Karen Pierce Gonzalez

From: United States

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