Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, XLVI: "human pain"
the war will end
the war won't end, the war will end ...
one petal left
as a fighter jet splits the sky
silencing everything below
blocked by police cars
Israel supporters and foes
shouting, cursing...
I wonder if human pain
has distinct identity
Added: written on the first day of Eid, Eid, also known as Eid-al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
row after row
shoulder to shoulder Gazans
pray in the tent city
Added: This Brave New World, CXIII
written in response to Alex Garland's "near-future America" movie, Civil War
chipped Abrams tanks
on a Walmart parking lot
littered with debris
Here Tomorrow, Gone Today
the sound of Civil War
FYI: FYI: From the official trailer of Civil War:
A white-haired journalist says to young one:
They shoot journalists on sight in the capital. Every instinct in me says this is death.
The Reporter: There's some kind of misunderstadning here.
The armed fighter: What?
The Reporter: We're Americans, OK.
The Armed Fighter: OK, what kind of American are you? [a long silence between them]. You don't know?
And CBC, April 12: Jarring, visceral and all too plausible, Alex Garland's Civil War is a must-see
Added:
why? what if...
I continue to mumble
in slanted light
the roshi taps his temple
saying, this is your prison
Added:
around corners
the thud-thud-thud ...
in dim street light
a disheveled woman runs fast,
faster into her worst fear
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, XLVII: "an eye for an eye"
fireballs rolling
across Tel Aviv's night sky ...
my Sufi friend
laments, an eye for an eye
will make the whole world blind
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, XLVIII: "shadow war"
inspired by Iran's attack on Israel
the pitbull
circled by Siamese cats
in a back alley
this years-long shadow war
between two old neighbors
FYI: The Siamese cat is known to be the most aggressive of all cat breeds.
Added: Game Show, 2024, XLII
written in response to CNN, April 15: Jury selection begins in Trump's historic hush money trial
men's room brawl
this shit-stained moment
for a hush money joke
