REINES, Ariana
Wave of Blood

Drowning, bathing, crying and praying in this one. Thank you Ariana for all you do.

Is it the computerization of the planet
Or a loosening of my fidelity to suffering
I don’t understand the intensity
I’ve hidden here but I know I despaired
Of finding a physical place to keep
My tears. Now what. Seas that go turquoise
When you stop looking at them . . .

Wrestling with the mind of war, at times shocking in its self-analysis, Wave of Blood is a furious and sincere essay, an eclipse notebook, a family chronicle, all told in the poetry of witness. [publisher's note]

Published by Divided Publishing, 2024
Essays / Poetry