I was burning, while you came blaming me for the smell of ashes.

Kamryn Tanner

Philosophy

Why it matters

The idea in context

Credited on social media to the contemporary writer Kamryn Tanner; the line lives in the modern internet-poetry tradition rather than a published book. Its sting is the injustice it names: being judged for the smoke by the very person who never asked about the fire.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Ben yanıyordum, sen gelip beni kül kokusuyla suçluyordun.
Kamryn Tanner

Sosyal medyada çağdaş yazar Kamryn Tanner'a atfedilir; söz, basılı bir kitaptan çok modern internet şiiri geleneğinde yaşar. Acıtan yanı, adlandırdığı haksızlıktır: Yangını hiç sormamış kişinin, insanı dumanın kokusuyla yargılaması.

Source trail

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Background reading: PoetryAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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