Genocide

How do you sleep at night?
How do you live with yourself?
How do you call yourself civilised?
How do you not see that this
Is genocide?

These are not terrorists.
They are defenceless children,
Starving, thirsty, homeless children.
Children orphaned by your bombs,
Your genocide.

Why don’t you hear their cries?
Why do you ignore their pain?
Why do you sell Israel more bombs?
Why do you not speak out, condemn,
The genocide?

Demonstrations worldwide,
Students, lawyers, and diplomats,
So many calling out the crimes
Against international law,
The genocide.

How do you not understand
You are backing the wrong side?
That history will condemn you for
Supporting a regime that committed
A genocide?

How do you sleep at night?
How do you live with yourself?
How do you call yourself civilised?
When you are complicit in
A genocide?