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The Semiotics of a Genocide Observed
by Uzmah Ali

The half beats of a home
Shared meals, preferences
Eating each other’s leftovers
Completing each other’s sentences

Breath on breath, heart of my heart
Skin on skin, soul of my soul

Beauty
fully realised

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