So What

Warning

Lovers of hunting,
and beginners seeking your prey:
Don't aim your rifles
at my happiness,
which isn't worth
the price of your bullet
(you'd waste on it).
What seems to you
so nimble and fine,
like a fawn,
and flees
every which way,
like a partridge,
isn't happiness.
Trust me:
My happiness bears
no relation to happiness.

So What

New and Selected Poems: 1971-2005

About Taha Muhammad Ali

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