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APRIL 7TH, 1999 by JUNE JORDAN

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First Line: NOTHING IS MORE CRUEL
Last Line: that she’s still alive
Subject(s): BALKAN CONFLICTS (KOSOVO); ETHNIC CLEANSING;

Nothing is more cruel
than the soldiers who command
the widow
to be grateful
that she's still alive



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