False Flag

that damn blue star

you blame a broken system

on a single broken man

what broke him? who chose him?

was this not someone’s plan?

that damn blue star

has become the world’s gag

in more ways than one

we can call it false flag

trauma is currency in your world

but you’ve been feeling lost

yours has depreciated

there’s a new Holocaust

is it wrong of me to wait

for you to prove you’re safe?

to say you dissociate

from their wretched game?

either way, my heart freezes

when I see your last name

they kill our children for you

has it made you feel safer?

have our screams by any chance

ever made you waver?

you’re still out here playing victim

so it says in every paper

as you slowly wrestle

with whatever’s inside

know the world has been waiting

for you to take a side

not to rush you, but your brothers

many others with your name

have been leading our marches

years of putting you to shame

should we be patient

or pray for a flood?

what’s next for that star

soaked in everyone’s blood?

March 31, 2026: Israel Bombs Beirut, Lebanon (Fadel Itani for AFP)