Generational Lessons by Maria Tariq
I am here
to listen.
Nourish me.
How can I record
the soft edges
of your nouns,
the lilt of your
vowels?
Your footfalls, never
heavy, stirred the air
to hold our words,
kept our language
safe. Let me rise,
knowing you’ll hear
my fixed up
say-so, let us go
make sure the trees
are breathing
let me walk with you
again.
Short Bio: Maria Tariq is a non-profit professional, passionate about human rights, writing, and literature. She expresses these loves on her various blogs and tweets @mtaq.
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Extremely passionate writing, nicely done!