The Shared Geometry of Surrender

The Shared Geometry of Surrender

They are killing each other.
Let’s not do the same.
In the name of religion they are dying.
Let’s die for each other,
and not for some God I’ve never seen.

They are throwing stones and bricks.
Come here, under my roof of democracy.
No, not there. Here.
There is a hole, look above.
Be alert,
for you won’t get a chance to choose sides.
They will push, divide, and then
make us fight against us.

Take this knife and kill me when time comes.
I’d rather live in hell
than to die here every day.

Heartbeats like never-ending
rounds of firearm.
And your statements feel like facing
a bomb in a war zone.

Free me from these unwanted borders of security.
Free my brothers serving life for no cause.
Let me find my path,
you carry on yours.
We can never be the same.
For you want to kill,
and I want to die.