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Watch Carefully

This poem sounds a warning against the expansion of military power and the justification of arms exports by looking directly at the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Wars often begin in the name of national defense or justice, yet what remains in the end are destroyed cities, the bodies of civilians, and the cries of children. The poem calls on us to witness the reality produced by the cycle of violence. It questions how lightly human lives are treated behind the calculations and interests of nations.

 

Watch Carefully

 

Those who increase defense spending in the name of national security—

watch the struggle between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

 

One day the ammunition will run out.

One day the supply lines will falter.

Cities will be utterly destroyed.

Beneath the rubble lie the bodies of citizens.

The cries of children remain in the silence.

 

Those who rush to arm themselves in the name of self-defense—

burn the grief of the Middle East into your eyes.

 

One day the leaders will die.

One day the noble cause will betray itself.

Religion will fail to save people and instead give birth to hatred.

History will judge with cold severity.

Regret will be forced upon us—one for every dead soul.

 

Those who shout “national interest” while selling weapons—

witness the widening battlefield of the Middle East.

 

One day retaliation will come.

One day resistance will be unavoidable.

The human desire to dominate becomes uncontrollable.

Those who are ruled fall into blind belief and obedience.

The painful backlash points the way to a nation’s ruin.

 

Those who try to judge the situation calmly—

look closely at the reality where even diplomacy in the Middle East is cast aside.

 

Even the hope of “someday” will be cut off.

The expectation of “someday” will return to nothing.

All efforts are spent on eradicating the enemy so it cannot reignite.

Underground resources are hunted and stolen.

State-driven killing and plunder—

that is the true nature of war.

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