What They Won't Say
What They Won't Say
What They Won't Say
by Tim Brey
I don’t recall any sermons dealing specifically with racismThe general tenorTo welcome(Several people of African and Asian descent)Be as inclusive as possibleIf this is a hate crimeWe can’t make a determinationA really bad day for him and this is what he didDoesn’t seem in any way like the young man I knewSexual addictionA temptation for himHe wanted to eliminateDelaina Ashley Yaun, 33, of Acworth, Ga.; Paul Andre Michels, 54, of Atlanta; Xiaojie Yan, 49, of Kennesaw, Ga.; and Daoyou Feng, 44About
This is a found poem. A found poem is the literary version of a collage; it takes an existing text and reorders and refashions it as a poem. In this case, the poet took quotes from people interviewed in this Washington Post news report to create the poem. At the time the article was written, only the names of four victims had been released. We now know that eight people were killed, many of whom were mothers and grandmothers. This poem is dedicated to the memory of
Soon Chung Park, 74
Hyun Jung Grant, 51
Suncha Kim , 69
Yong Ae Yue, 63
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33
Paul Andre Michels, 54
Xiaojie Yan, 49
Daoyou Feng, 44
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Featured in our April 2021 issue, "Word/Play"