Just Another Day in 2026
From Palestine to Mexico
By Oneg In The ArcticPublished about 22 hours ago • 1 min read
Photo by Annie Gavin on Unsplash
Background: sirens wail
Spring of bloom and destruction
Background: birds chirp on
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
Water is Life ✊
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Comments (5)
Oh dang.
The way you framed this poem with 'Background' added the perfect weight to an already heavy topic. Artfully done.
I love the interjections and dichotomies.
This is on my mind & heart so heavy
Eyup. Whether we like it or not. Been liking the bird sounds though. Missed bird calls.