Searching for Sovereignty

This is an opinion piece by a Haitian named, Ericq Pierre. He asks that Haitians be allowed to alone and mourn for their dead. It's a poingant cry for sovereignty in a land where so many are helpless.

"We did not fittingly mourn our dead, because they were too numerous. Because many were still buried in rubble. Because too many people were around us. Because there were too many victims, too many walking dead. Never was a dilemma so great: to mourn the dead, or those soon to die."

The photo is mine.

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