The
orthodox ones
From
northern sand
Are
killing off the animists
In
southern town
The Taliban
Are
slitting throats of Christians on TV
The Sufis
in the hills are shooting down Shabab below
The Sunnis
in the dunes are killing all the Hindus on the train
The Shiites
are killing Jews
The Jews
are killing Turks
The Turks
are killing Kurds
The Kurds
are killing Persians
The Persians
want the bomb
The blues
are killing greens
The Greeks
are killing druses
The Sikhs
die bleeding in the oaks
And
whites on shooting sprees
Are
killing everyone:
Blood is
thicker than water—
Cheaper
too.
1 comment:
It is great to see a poem by Russell Streur, the editor of The Camel Saloon, at Poetry Bulawayo.
I hope it will encourage other Yanks to contribute work to this fine site out in Zimbabwe.
And I also hope African poets will check out The Camel Saloon and begin to show their work more often in the United States.
Communicating with each other is one important way to begin bridging a gap that should not exist.
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