A Rifle

We set out

sunless,

provisionless,

drained of strength.

A red star throbbed in our blood.

A dove rested in our hands.

An olive branch slept in our pockets.

A rifle weighed upon our shoulders.

Which of these

should we have offered

to the other side?

First،

we released the dove.

The sky answered

by turning to blood.

Then،

we reached out with the olive branch.

They sewed each leaf

with pellets of lead.

Today,

this alone remains with us

The last option

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قالب Baskerville 2 از Anders Noren.

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