To those who seek nemesis in my name
by Janet Sillett
you do not do this in my name
you do not use my name
you do not speak for me
my anger is mine
not yours
you do not use my name
to light up the dying sky with sulphurous stars
to bleed the ocean
to bury the past in shards
you do not cancel air and water in my name
you do not use my name
to dispossess the words of poets
spit your lies into someone else’s mouth
