Mother of Mothers
The faces of mothers of mothers,
their cheekbones gleaming against
taut skins; their eyes glazed
with the scarring of so much loss.
The faces of mothers of mothers,
their cheekbones gleaming against
taut skins; their eyes glazed
with the scarring of so much loss.
Every crumbled building is a tomb.
We step over grey crushed bricks
and the entanglement of steel.
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Haiti's post-earthquake tent cities house many willing students but lack accessible education.
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