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Olivia Elias Translated from French by Jérémy Robert
Ice Creams

I
Saying No in the simplest most
instant way a No that says
the refusal to sell pistachio &
vanilla ice creams all imaginable
flavors ice creams whose refusal
to melt at all costs wields raging
power of denunciation

II
Wall collapsing under an avalanche
of flavored ice creams tanks
bombed with ice creams
dropped by armadas of kites
apartheid freeways frosted
with pistachio ice creams
settlers’ houses dripping with
ice creams each room the color of
a favorite flavor mandarin/apricot
/orange/strawberry/watermelon/
lemon ice creams as slingshots

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