Poem by Kiana Madani.
How could I have trusted you,
When I could barely trust myself
Asking a woman with a war in her mind
To rely on anyone
Is asking the vulture not to scavenge,
The lioness not to hunt,
The sun not to rise.
Poem by Kiana Madani.
Literature In Los Angeles
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