please tell them

what’s happening in palestine

 

what’s

happening

in palestine

 

i don’t know

and i know i should

and i also do know

i always know

i can quickly see that israel has attacked jenin

i can see it is on fire

 

please tell everyone

no fireworks tonight – the dogs 

 

no fireworks 

ever

the quaking dogs

 

i can’t stop

the rolling explosions

for hours

you’ll think we are at war

you don’t even know about palestine

but you know the terror

 

please wear a mask

we want to come too 

 

we want 

to be in the room

we want to come too

 

in each airport

thousands roll past me

the only mask in sight 

on my weary face

i wonder if they can wear masks

in palestine

 

my friend died

and then another, and another

 

each one

was a firework 

in the galactic darkness

 

under my mask

i whisper their names

one of them left behind a dog

now she’s biting everyone 

and are there cowering dogs in palestine

grieving with their teeth