A poem by Jess Semaan
You shot
Two bullets in his back
Who betrays a grandparent
For blood, young man
Who betrays their grandparents
To death, young man
What is the difference between
A gas chamber
&
A Gaza slaughter
What is the difference between
Mass killing
&
Mass killing
You shot
Two bullets in his back
Did your grandparent survive a gas chamber
So you can shoot an old man in his back
Young man, who taught you
Who taught you
To walk an elder home
Then
To kill the elder raw
Young man
Who taught you
That to kill an elder
Won’t bring you a home
Do you know the elder
His name Basheer means
the one who brings good news
Can I call you
The murder of good news