PEACE TALKS

by Samah Sabawi

Let's talk

Let's negotiate

Let's have a conference, a summit, a debate

A multifaith dialogue to eliminate hate

They'll call us men of peace

And after our love fest

We can issue a joint release

Of how we talk!

Let's talk
But not about ethnic cleansing

Forget Dier Yassin

Don't speak of apartheid

Or the destruction of Jennin

Be blind to the pain in Gaza

The hunger, the disease

The rubble, the fires

The uprooted trees

Sewerage floods and darkness

Drones and the Siege

Most of all

DON'T MENTION THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES

When we talk!

Let's talk

Let our words float in the air

Devoid of meaning or clarity

We'll establish our own facts on the ground

And you will be paid your salary

Never before has talking of peace

Caused so much damage and agony

Yet still we talk!

So let's talk

Let's negotiate !

We can have a conference, a summit, a debate

A multifaith dialogue to eliminate hate

We'll shake hands and smile

And make the six o'clock news

For supporting the peace process

Between Arabs and Jews

And we will only talk!


PS This post has ben made possible courtesy of Adib S Karwar

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