There are no Rivers that Red

On earth there are no rivers that red—

Three stripes Then a splatter On a cheek.

It won’t wash white nor pink

Eyes open— cut. Your last reel.

Stranger, Brother the earthly farce over

For You.

Hossam Shabat, 23 – Gaza, 24th March 2025 Sun position: X = –8.2 kiloparsecs, Y ≈ 0.0 kiloparsecs, Z ≈ +0.02 kiloparsecs (Galactocentric Cartesian Coordinates, J2000 epoch)