Neither Euphemism nor synonyms 

Visit me today: yeh Darwish

War has been declared I hear.

In waves profuse, wailings encompassing all

Did it reach your heart too? 

News from Gaza rips the heart open. 

Idlib is burning too. 

Nablus, Ramallah, Haifa

Silwad, Yaffa, Khan Younis. 

All are blazing

Did you hear it too? 

Aleppo's sweets are turning rancid. 

And Khatib's vows to Shireen have been barbed.

Muntasir too has breathed his last

Did you hear it too?

Yeh, Darwish. 

Himu Irene Harney is a prospective Economics graduate from North South University.