Choosing Sides ... a poem

 
                   Choosing Sides

Not all know how to think things through,
how to watch, listen, learn... research...
the truth has many tellers.

Amateurs are pawns
played
gamed - inflated like balloons
child's play
to the propagandist.

Amateur escapist schemes
can be
 compellingly appealing.

Escapist schemes
are indubitably much easier,
more emotionally rewarding
than authentic diplomacy
and real life lived
with true integrity.

Dialogue is everywhere,
some but not all builds momentum,
creating support for statehood
and citizenship.

Dissent is natural,
as are conspiracy theories...
Some but not all build momentum for
an echo chamber cornucopia of voluntary
disenfranchisement...

Escapist schemes and distractions shaping tactics
to entice people who care about Palestine
to dive away-

divest from Palestine

divest from negotiations

divest from weighing in
for peace
in peace
of peace.

Not all know how to think things through,
how to watch, listen, learn... research...
the truth has many tellers.