why do they hate us I'm angry I'm tired of crying every day My friend is a journalist in a major American newspaper (supposedly liberal one) They're privately sharing the headlines before they're edited on their close friends lists They're scared to lose their job Ayman Mohyeldin lost his job I remember being so proud of him when he was reporting in Egypt during the revolution He made me feel like my friends didn't die for nothing Fuck this We are shaking and learning how to track packages for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Peak season, high volume consumption, rush Thank you for calling, thank you for calling Never interrupt Be compassionate --- Disabled people go to the hospital Because they can't flee People with chronic pain, who can't move-- they go to the hospital My parents told me about triage during the war --- I can't stop shaking --- 20 years ago, Farah gave me a pin showing the picture of Faris Odeh The boy who was murdered during the intifada Her family is gone Kojak told me when he was little and he visited his sick friend in the hospital He said we will remember and avenge you They laughed because his friend just had flu That's how little kids grow up there Preparing to lose their friends His family is gone -- I can't stop shaking and I have to catch the bus |