My Brother Was Born Both Ally & Combatant

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)