The War in Syria
And in
Palestine, and in Pakistan, and in Yemen—
Indeed, there is
war all over the earth.
The script is
the Old Testament.
The script is
the Koran.
God smiling down
upon his Chosen People
To slaughter the
Amorites,
God working
miracles on behalf of Israel.
Articulate
tribal shamans
Enlisting God in
their cause.
Mohammed hearing
Gabriel speak:
Do not kill,
except when it is justified.
Weary of war,
weary of ersatz peace,
Weary of the
tension of councils, of diplomacy,
Weary of news of
the war in Syria,
I turn to the
fine feathers of the tricolored heron
For my comfort
and my peace.
--August 29,
2013 |