Je Suis Charlie
by Greg Santos
Alert
At home
We hid under a desk
Outraged
Firebombed
Brutally threatened
Sombre
Darkest day
Disappearing
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Bolstered
Pledge
Let us unite
Tell the media
Defend art
We will win
Waving pens and papers
Armed and dangerous
Final coup de grâce
Author's note: This poem was written using text remixed from the following article on the Charlie Hebdo shooting from CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/world/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting-12-dead-after-gunmen-storm-newspaper-s-hq-1.289215).
