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By
Megan Collins
Corroding Liberty
An erasure of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus”
brazen
limbs land
at our gates. stand,
woman with torch,
imprisoned
mother of exiles.
command
that cities
keep ancient cries
silent.
to breathe free,
refuse
the homeless pest
beside the door.
Megan Collins
Megan Collins holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University. She teaches creative writing at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and is Managing Editor of 3Elements Review. A Pushcart Prize and two-time Best of the Net nominee, her work has appeared in many journals, including Compose, Linebreak, Rattle, Spillway, and Tinderbox.
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