My Brother Was Born Both Ally & Combatant
By Tarik Dobbs
A duplex, after Jericho Brown
All voyeurism begins with surveillance ::
My brother’s voyage ends in the Galilee
I dream of a wall across the Galilee ::
Brother tunnels under & follows sunlight
a hot light eats his entire body
:: Like his warm gun ate his jacket’s lining
His jacket’s lining was wool :: Dead sheep
supposedly still living :: My brother does
live, supposedly, like his old state ::
He buys groceries in Nablus some weekends
:: He buys groceries for Nablus on weekends ::
I hope this city begins where the state ends
that occupation ends where the state began ::
All voyeurism begins with surveillance
Source: Poetry (May 2021)