Slaughter the child
Burn down the playground
Fill the neighborhood
with one-legged dogs
Tell the mother
lies and no
when she begs
for explanation
Tell the Mother
her God is dead
while yours is
proudly dancing
Uproot the ancient
olive tree
Pin its Husband
weeping to the ground
Tell the mother
lies and no
when she begs
for explanation
Tell the Mother
her God is dead
while yours is
proudly dancing
Steal the light
extinguish the cooking fire
Build horror in the
cherished homes of lovers
Tell the mother
lies and no
when she begs
for explanation
Tell the Mother
her God is dead
while yours is
proudly dancing
Drive burning steel
screaming into the teeming hospital
double down on suffering
turn loose the hungry hounds
Tell the mother
lies and no
when she begs
for explanation
Tell the Mother
her God is dead
while yours is
proudly dancing
Turn your children's backs
from hope and peace
Build them playgrounds
of hate and desperation
Tell the mothers
lies and no
when they beg
for explanation
Tell the Mothers
the Other's God is dead
while theirs is
proudly dancing
Someday they will tell you
they don't want a dancing
God