Because writing should say something...

Already this is nearly a year ago...

Shejaiya district, Gaza

collateral damage

Shejaiya, Gaza 15^th December, 2023

fear pulled the trigger
veiled his dust-dry eyes
turned a white flag
to a symbol of defiance
the opening of a trap

fear pissed his pants
nothing more than that
no medical excuse
other than the inevitable
rush of adrenaline

fear made them cower
behind the shattered concrete
a burned-out bus
fear deafened them
to the ricochets of conscience

in the palace of politics
fear spills soundbites
from the guts of common sense
translated into a language
we pretend we understand

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