<h1>The Grief that Grips Our World</h1><h2>Raquel Dionísio Abrantes</h2><blockquote>Silver waters whisper</blockquote><blockquote>amidst slender branches</blockquote><blockquote>where sisters bathe. My twin</blockquote><blockquote>of bone and moss whose woe</blockquote><blockquote>I fold like my grandmother folded</blockquote><blockquote>her husband’s pants —</blockquote><blockquote>carefully, and in silence. Come,</blockquote><blockquote>feral storm. Let us</blockquote><blockquote>be washed from the grief</blockquote><blockquote>that grips our world tonight.</blockquote><p>More from Raquel Dionísio Abrantes ↓</p><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/poets_desk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@poets_desk</a> on Instagram</li></ol><br/>

The Grief that Grips Our WorldRaquel Dionísio AbrantesSilver waters whisperamidst slender brancheswhere sisters bathe. My twinof bone and moss whose woeI fold like my grandmother foldedher husband’s pants —carefully, and in silence. Come,feral storm. Let usbe washed from the griefthat grips our world tonight.More from Raquel Dionísio Abrantes ↓@poets_desk on Instagram

The Grief that Grips Our WorldRaquel Dionísio AbrantesSilver waters whisperamidst slender brancheswhere sisters bathe. My twinof bone and moss whose woeI fold like my grandmother foldedher husband’s pants —carefully, and in silence. Come,feral storm. Let usbe washed from the griefthat grips our world tonight.<p>More from Raquel Dionísio Abrantes ↓</p><ol><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/poets_desk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@poets_desk</a> on Instagram</li></ol><br>

The Grief that Grips Our World by Raquel Dionísio Abrantes

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