Komunyakaa wrote this poem the day after the Sandy Hook tragedy as a way of offering healing and compassion.
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CLEAR ALL
If you’ve suffered from sleep problems, hyperreactivity, persistent grief, or inescapable worry about the future―especially triggered by the nonstop news cycle―then you’re probably dealing with emotional inflammation. The good news is: there’s something you can do about it.