TO BLOW ON THE HORNS OF A BULL
CHRISTOPHER SOTO
For Dareen Tatour // Arrested in 2018 for uploading a poem
& Video on YouTube of Palestinians // Flinging rocks at Israeli soldiers
Subject Dear Intifada
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We were rebooting // Our lives &
Riding // The electronic superhighway when
Our code was blockaded by // An Israeli checkpoint
Our hyperspace occupied Dot com
Our computer didn’t crash // But our door did
Our trial programmed to // Power off activists
We said // Resist people // Resist them
HTTPS // Google search Nakba #700K Palestinians forcibly evicted
Soldiers // Soldiers // Soldiers // Soldiers
We saw a wall & painted a doorframe We hold the keys to demolished homes
Despite its lack of hands // The internet has such far reach
Behind its quiet blue // A chat room full of noise // Yelling
BREAK THE WALL // OR I’LL BREAK YOUR FACE
Sincerely
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Christopher Soto (b. 1991) is a poet based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Occidental College. His debut poetry collection, Diaries of a Terrorist, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press on May 3rd, 2022. This debut poetry collection demands the abolition of policing and human caging.