global · 2026-08-17 ·

grief and loss; mourning
The smell of chlorine—
tent flaps stir in the evening,
another cot filled

inspired by: Death crowded the day from many directions — the worst Ebola surge in Congo's history, a ferry lost with dozens aboard in Zimbabwe, teenagers killed on an Irish road, and fires and floods claiming lives — even as envoys pushed for a fragile Gaza truce.