When she goes "But isn't that dangerous?" when you talk about the Middle East.
Which direction should my Arab eyebrows go in response to her concern at the mention of my country, the land of my bloodlines, my ancestor's home?
How can I take anything away from that other than what do you see there worth saving?
A condemnation to hell.
"But isn't that dangerous ???"
I'm just now absorbing the weight of her blow, the harshness of her question is settling into my throat raw from the half a pack of cigarettes I smoked in one sitting.
What do I say to that?
What does she know about danger?
And what do I?
When my loved ones have lived under the rumble of shells and the crisp sound of the sniper for 19 months, how dare she bring up danger? When I've never had to sleep to the lullaby of drones nor have nightmares about car bombs, how dare she bring up danger?
I'm tired of trying to find a response. It always makes me look like the brave one.
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All I want in the world is to listen to Faiurz during sunrise on rooftops that will never come back. That doesn't feel very dangerous or brave.
