stereotypes, passive microaggressions, extreme
violence, raisins, and nuts.
“First we take the Ukraine
. . . then we take Taiwan.”
~ Neo Babylon
As punishment
for my crime of celestial lust
a life sentence
aboard a Jerusalem shuttle bus
all covered in desert dust
and full of Chinese tourists
having just escaped
the fall of Paris
all wearing long lens cameras
around their necks
and surgical grade face masks
With me forced to view
and then compliment
their digital photographs
All street scenes
and military instillations
But that’s crime and punishment
aboard a Jerusalem shuttle bus
