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poems by Iyeoka. I heard the choir sing.
It brought tears to my eyes.
The harmony showed me how
to get rid of the world.

Tomorrow I will smile for the camera.
I will light a thousand candles.
I will sing a million mantras
about surviving the heat of this fire
lifting all the stars inside me.

Tomorrow I will write another poem.
I will read another book to get
me believing in these moments
quick to switch on and off.

I will sing another song about
love, about God, about a stage
with a microphone waiting to
take me closer to home.
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