A [Human] Pause

Poetry by Jennah Fakhouri
Photo by
Nadine Shaabana

If only I could

smuggle people

through screens

into homes

safe and warm

I would click pause

just as the missile strikes

and open a portal

reaching through

with both hands

seeking seeking

the flesh of another

pulling them through

one after another

Just for a time

I would suspend time

we would sip tea

and talk about the future

and the children

The children

would play games in my living room

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