POETRY: In Memory of Aiia Maasarwe and Eurydice Dixon

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"In Memory of Aiia Maasarwe and Eurydice Dixon"

Just a little something inspired by a conversation with Ash Tobin about the recent international discussion about the Murder of Aiia Maasarwe.

Sometimes in the garden,

Sometimes in the snow,

Sometimes in the wood, 

Where the brambles grow.

Sometimes under bushes,

Sometimes on the sand,

Sometimes after romance, 

After holding hands.

Sometimes when sunlight, 

Is dancing though her hair,

Sometimes late at night, too, 

and it isn't fair.

Sometimes it's a friend,

Sometimes it's their dad,

Sometimes it's a stranger,

... Understand?

Sometimes it's planned,

Sometimes it's not,

Who will be next, and, 

How can we stop, it? 

You see, rape and murder 

Doesn't only happen late at night. 

We have to work together 

to find a plan that's just right.

Lifting up those who are broken, 

Those who we see, 

Who are falling down, 

Before they reach, 

That place. 

Raising up boys, and men, 

Girls and women of strength, 

Being neighbours, Being connected. 

Speaking up when we see injustice. 

Stop Rape. 

Stop Murder. 

#stoprape

#stopmurder

#aiiamaasarwe

#eurydicedixon

#JaneDoe

#JohnDoe