My Crime
Appeared in Fikra Magazine, 21 March 2024
My crime
By Khalil Sima'an
I am a thistle
in the throat of a cannon
a blood clot
in the veins of invaders,
a scribble on the margins
of a decrepit promise
an afterthought
on discarded maps.
I echo and resonate
a resounding love song
filled with hope
in the hollow halls
of factories
of mass murder
weapons.