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are we ready?

the whole earth

breaks on the shores of gaza

there are no predictions

only the spectrum of conditions

spanning death to life

always a choice

but not everyone’s

 

those who choose death are greedy

one, their own, is never enough

they have to see an enemy die first

even if they have to build one

two, a first last breath

at their hands

creates a fork within

 

you love it

and you learn to live with that

or it makes you sick

and you learn to live with regret

if it is ok for anyone at all

to set the date of death for anyone else

it is a free for all

 

everyone can find a reason

that’s why god forbade it

even for you—but here we are

graves and worse in every direction

a storm on the horizon

are we ready to wring the wisdom

from this terror?

 

i dream of children’s galaxy eyes

fat fingers  reaching up to be held

i don’t ask them where they are from

i know the answer:

mothers

fathers

caves

dirt