why some people be mad at me sometimes

why some people be mad at me sometimes by Lucille Clifton

why some people be mad at me sometimes
they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep on remembering
mine.
Poet: Lucille Clifton
Source: @TheDewDrop
Books: @AbeBooks

they want me to remember their memories.

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Abigail George said…
"Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief."
Anne Carson

It takes one poet to start a movement.