6/13/2004

They call it
mutiny
because
the ship is
in their name
but
when a crew
of children
warriors
and diplomats
threatened with
annihilation
are transformed
into poets
voicing their refusal
in language
even tongue twisters
cannot distort
presumption
of ownership
will not stand up
in court
title passing to
the outcry for
something
that sustains.