All around me is burning,
there is tragedy in the air
and my friend calls to
break even more news.
A man stabbed a girl on the train
and they’re trapped underground.
My friend is claustrophobic and can’t breathe,
I am hanging on the phone
hoping he doesn’t have an episode.
A mob appears in front of me carrying placards
asking immigrants to leave their home.
The black girl in hijab almost falling
from her head is in tears, she drags
her feet in a run and the mob trolled
her until she disappears into a corner.
The mob headed my way,
I am worried about myself in this city
acting all foreign.
My friend is breathless
on the phone, my
brown skin is layered with sweat,
I caught a tear escaping my eyes.
Everything I know is burning
and I can’t breathe.
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