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Never Again

by Anita Mac

When we say,
“Never again!”
it is not performative,
but also
we have 16 million Understandings.

There is a Welling
that comes with the phrase—
    Fear and
    Pride and
    Sorrow and
of course, the ever-present
    Weariness and
    Wariness.

“Never again!”
Six million of us, and also
    millions of Others.

It was Never just about us.

01/27/2025

Posted on 01/27/2025
Copyright © 2025 Anita Mac

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Richard Vince on 01/30/25 at 11:53 PM

Powerful and sobering.

Posted by Laura Doom on 03/19/25 at 11:46 PM

In this context, understanding is uncompromisingly hard, never complete, but always better than denial.

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