i.
… condemned to death
he won’t leave
the country is sick
but it’s home
ii.
… carries his cross
his want to stay
drags his need to escape
it’s difficult to hide
iii.
… falls for the first time
bombs don’t discern
he prays while he waits
iv.
… meets his mother
weak they weep into each other
the first time since the invasion
v.
… helps him carry the cross
an orphaned friend
i’m coming with you
vi.
… wipes his face
he knew those eyes
they saved him from sniper fire
wiped his blood with her hijab
vii.
… falls the second time
prays while he’s down
water is scarce
viii.
… meets the women
mothers of lost children
wives of dead men
sisters of fighting brothers join us
ix.
… falls the third time
into killing hands
still he prays
x.
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