Hello readers! Every week, BOA's staff and interns share one of our favorite poems from our over 300 collections of poetry. This week's poem is from The Second O of Sorrow by Sean Thomas Dougherty.

Why Bother?

Because right now there is   someone

Out there with

a wound               in the exact shape

                          of your words.

The Second O of Sorrow is available from the BOA Bookstore.

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