RAPE TREES
Poem (audio)
Terrible, somber consequences of the open border between U.S. and Mexico,
which are hardly discussed in mainstream media…
About “rape trees”
Remnant
Assortment of
Panties
Emulating leaves...
Taking of innocence
Repeated
Even in daylight.
Erosion of roots
Spread further
I appreciate the references to Meeropol and Billie Holiday/Strange Fruit. Here for everyone is a link to dive further:
https://www.npr.org/2012/09/05/158933012/the-strange-story-of-the-man-behind-strange-fruit
"Southern trees bear a strange fruit/blood on the leaves, and blood at the roots..."