bedouin

the original people of the desert

before slingshots

documents

crusader swords

messiahs and messiah complexes

where skin meets sand and rock

and tears

when the dead sea was pure

no one walked on kinneret

camels sleepwalk as the sun sets

through unfounded claims

of ownership

all that needs to be said is

let one life open for another

when you find water

feed the animals first

leave enough for the next traveler

those carrying the burden

are the righteous

--- e b bortz