Bombs over Lebanon
We used to discuss
a broad range of current events
all the while
not understanding
how stressed we were
—but now all we talk about
is the weather & the cat
both of which
are the most obvious
happenings in the world
that is outside of all-out war
october two thousand twenty-four
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I simply won’t talk about ‘it’. If I say the Israelis should stop, I am labelled anti-semitic while if I say that Hamas must stop, I am labelled anti-semitic! If I say both should stop, I know I am being unrealistic!
the whole thing is fucked up beyond imagination
Totally, completely and soul-destroyingly absolutely!
You can’t even actually talk about the weather. We screwed that up too. Soul destroying.
Yeah, you are so right about that!
Everyone feels this. People are so tense and on edge, even amongst family. We have to find something light, something Light, to talk about.
Oh yes, I agree.
As a Lebanese, I thank you for shedding light on the turmoil my country is going through
it’s unimaginable