“Risk and Relativity,” by Maria Bonsanti
Apr 20th, 2013 | By Defenestration![](https://www.defenestrationmag.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Defenestration-Poetry.jpg)
I have never tasted locust-borne starvation,
or been forced to swallow ancient misbeliefs;
I have never run from engine-driven sea waves,
or been thirsty on an island cuffed with reefs.