http://mariecarmeli.webs.com/apps/blog/ Webs.com http://mariecarmeli.webs.com/apps/blog/show/629628 <p>Suheir Hammad is one of my favorite poets. I was blessed to hear her poetry at University of San Francisco. Not only is she an author and a political activist, Suheir has also been on def poetry on HBO.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><font size="4">the missing</font></b><br/> the way loss seeps<br/> into neck hollows<br/> and curls at temples<br/> sits between front teeth<br/> cavity<br/> empty and waiting<br/> for mourning to open<br/> the way mourning stays<br/> forever shadowing vision<br/> shaping lives with memory<br/> a drawer won't close<br/> sleep elusive<br/> smile illusive<br/> the only real is grief<br/> forever counting the days<br/> minutes missing without knowing<br/> so that one day <br/> you find yourself <br/> showering tears<br/> missing that love<br/> like sugar <br/> aches teeth</font></p> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:33:00 -0400 http://mariecarmeli.webs.com/apps/blog/show/629628 http://mariecarmeli.webs.com/apps/blog/show/624105 <h1><font color="#ffffff"><span class="text">"For the truth it is necessary to dream wide awake."- Antonio Machado </span></font></h1> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:50:00 -0400 http://mariecarmeli.webs.com/apps/blog/show/624105