The Gift of Sight

Love in Tragedy

By Aza Y AlamPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

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Grandma's eyes glisten

From blind they changed to blue

Dead son's eyes gifted.

inspirational

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Aza Y Alam

Exploring how the political is personal and making sense of life, as an artistic teacher, a justice-seeking researcher, and a writer, one story, essay and poem at a time... Join me on the journey!

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T. Lichtabout a year ago
Wow. What a haiku!

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