The poets have already confessed everything.
Not in long speeches\u2014
but in small, sharp fragments
that slip quietly
between the ribs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
War has \u201cadvanced.\u201d
So they tell us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is no longer
men with guns
facing men with guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now both sides\u2014well-armed, well-fed\u2014
join hands in strategy
to corner, compress,
and erase
the unarmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Progress, they call it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What history did they feed you
to make you obedient?
What sacred text
did they twist into your leash?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like fireworks
at a rural monk\u2019s funeral\u2014
loud, dazzling, meaningless\u2014
they launch their doctrines,
burning bright just long enough
to set your back on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when the flames rise,
their only command is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A drop of honey
falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fly arrives.
A lizard follows.
A cat strikes.
A dog lunges.
A man intervenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And suddenly\u2014
it is called
a war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country may burn to ash,
villages may empty into silence\u2014
but you, and your holy men,
sit untouched,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
licking honey from your fingers,
speaking softly
of love,
of sacrifice,
of destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world lets out a careless wind\u2014
and we celebrate independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We inherit memorial days,
flags, speeches,
and a permanent supply
of civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martyrs\u2019 Day\u2014
a smell carried conveniently
on the breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Civil war\u2014
what seeps out afterward:
dark, clotted,
impossible to wash away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There comes a time
when peace sounds like a lie
told too many times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still\u2014
I choose to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because once peace is discarded,
once that last fragile lie is gone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
then nothing remains\u2014
not truth,
not justice,
not even the right
to hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that,
little brother,
is the final victory
of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u101c\u1000\u103a\u1014\u1000\u103a\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1021\u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037\u1005\u1005\u103a\u1019\u101f\u102f\u1010\u103a\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037\u1018\u1030\u1038 \u1014\u103e\u1005\u103a\u1016\u1000\u103a\u101c\u1000\u103a\u1014\u1000\u103a\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u200b\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1000 \u101c\u1000\u103a\u1014\u1000\u103a\u1019\u1032\u1037\u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a\u101e\u1030\u1000\u102d\u102f \u100a\u103e\u1015\u103a\u1015\u1030\u1038\u100a\u103e\u1015\u103a\u1015\u102d\u1010\u103a\u101d\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038\u101e\u1010\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005\u1005\u103a\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u101c\u102c\u1010\u101a\u103a” (\u1000\u1019\u1039\u1018\u102c\u1015\u103b\u1000\u103a\u200b\u1010\u1031\u1038..\u1019\u103e) _<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u1018\u101a\u103a\u101e\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1019\u103e\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1010\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1001\u1032\u1037\u101e\u101c\u1032 \u1018\u101a\u103a\u1000\u103b\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u1016\u102c\u1038\u1000\u103c\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1011\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1001\u1032\u1037\u101e\u101c\u1032\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1018\u102f\u1014\u103a\u1038\u1000\u103c\u102e\u1038\u1015\u103b\u1036 \u1012\u102f\u1036\u1038\u101c\u103d\u103e\u1010\u103a\u101e\u101c\u102d\u102f \u1016\u1004\u103a\u1019\u102e\u1038\u101b\u103e\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021\u200b\u101e\u1031\u101b\u1032\u101b\u1032\u1010\u101b\u102c\u1038\u200b\u1010\u103d\u1031\u1014\u1032\u1037\u2026 “\u200b\u101e\u1031\u1000\u103c” (\u1001\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1011\u101b\u1000\u103a\u1002\u103b\u1012\u102e\u2026\u1019\u103e) _<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> 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\u101c\u1030\u101c\u1030\u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005\u1005\u103a\u1015\u103d\u1032\u2026 \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u1000\u1015\u103b\u1000\u103a\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101e\u102c\u1015\u103b\u1000\u103a\u101b \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1014\u1032\u1037\u1015\u102f\u100f\u1039\u100f\u102c\u1038\u101f\u102c \u1015\u103b\u102c\u1038\u101b\u100a\u103a\u1006\u1019\u103a\u1038\u200b\u101e\u1031\u102c\u200b\u1015\u1031\u102b\u1000\u103a\u200b\u1015\u1031\u102b\u1000\u103a\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1005\u102c\u1038\u200b\u1014\u1031\u1001\u1032\u1037\u1000\u103c\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b \u1001\u103b\u1005\u103a\u1016\u103d\u101a\u103a\u200b\u101e\u1031\u102c\u1005\u1000\u102c\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f \u1006\u102d\u102f\u200b\u1014\u1031\u1001\u1032\u1037\u1000\u103c\u1010\u102c\u1015\u102b” (\u1017\u102c\u101b\u102c\u100f\u101e\u102e..\u1019\u103e) _<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n “\u1000\u1019\u1039\u1018\u102c\u1000\u103c\u102e\u1038\u1000 \u101c\u1031\u101c\u100a\u103a\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 \u101c\u103d\u1010\u103a\u101c\u1015\u103a\u200b\u101b\u1031\u1038\u101b\u1010\u101a\u103a \u1021\u102c\u1007\u102c\u1014\u100a\u103a\u200b\u1014\u1031\u1037\u101b\u1010\u101a\u103a \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1005\u1005\u103a\u200b\u1010\u103d\u1031\u101b\u1010\u101a\u103a \u1021\u102c\u1007\u102c\u1014\u100a\u103a\u200b \u200b\u1014\u1031\u1037\u101f\u102c \u200b\u101c\u1031\u1014\u1032\u1037\u200b\u101b\u1031\u102c\u1015\u102b\u101c\u102c\u1010\u1032\u1037\u101d\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a\u1010\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1005\u1005\u103a\u101f\u102c\u101d\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1014\u1032\u1037\u200b\u101b\u1031\u102c\u1015\u102b\u101c\u102c\u1010\u1032\u1037\u200b\u101e\u103d\u1031\u1038\u1005\u200b\u101e\u103d\u1031\u1038\u1014\u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a\u1010\u101a\u103a” (\u101d\u102b\u200b\u101a\u1031\u102c\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1004\u1036\u200b\u101b\u1031\u1038..\u1019\u103e) __<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n “\u1004\u103c\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1001\u103b\u1019\u103a\u1038\u200b\u101b\u1031\u1038\u101f\u102c \u101a\u102f\u1036\u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1005\u101b\u102c\u1019\u200b\u1000\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a\u1038\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021\u1001\u103b\u102d\u1014\u103a\u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1004\u102b\u1000 \u1004\u103c\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1001\u103b\u1019\u103a\u1038\u200b\u101b\u1031\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f\u101a\u102f\u1036\u1010\u101a\u103a \u1018\u102c\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101c\u1032\u1006\u102d\u102f\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 \u1004\u103c\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038\u1001\u103b\u1019\u103a\u1038\u101b\u1031\u1038\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1019\u103e \u1019\u101a\u102f\u1036\u101b\u1004\u103a \u1018\u102c\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1019\u103e \u1006\u1000\u103a\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038\u101a\u102f\u1036\u1000\u103c\u100a\u103a\u1001\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1037\u1019\u101b\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u200b\u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037\u101c\u102d\u102f\u1015\u1032 \u100a\u102e\u200b\u101c\u1031\u1038” __<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> [\u1000\u102d\u102f\u101e\u1014\u103a\u1038\u1011\u103d\u1014\u103a\u1038\u101b\u1032\u1037\u200b\u101b\u1031\u1001\u1032\u1019\u102d\u102f\u1038\u1010\u102d\u1019\u103a 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