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“Cursing themselves in ragged dreams fire has singed the edges of, they know a slow dying the fields have come to terms with. Shimmering fans work against the heat & smell of gunpowder, making money float from hand to hand. The next moment a rocket pushes a white fist through night sky, & they…” quote by Yusef Komunyakaa
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““Cursing themselves in ragged dreams fire has singed the edges of, they know a slow dying the fields have come to terms with. Shimmering fans work against the heat & smell of gunpowder, making money float from hand to hand. The next moment a rocket pushes a white fist through night sky, & they scatter like birds & fall into the shape their lives have become.””

Yusef Komunyakaa

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

War and hardship degrade hope, yet fleeting moments of profit and violence erupt amidst decay.

In simple terms: Hardship meets fleeting profit and violence.

Key Takeaway

Recognize the cost of survival in conflict.

Themes

war survival economics despair

Mood

somber poetic

Type

literary reflective

When to use this quote

  • battlefields
  • black markets
  • night raids

Key Concepts

conflict human cost

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the “rocket” symbolize in this chaos?
  • How does profit affect moral choices in war?
A Different Perspective

Violence can perpetuate suffering rather than resolve it.

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