To reign is to look into the future
to see the unity of all people
so, out of respect, the Jews
and the Christians who do not rest
on Friday, wear a yellow
red or blue headscarf, a black
and a red shoe, and
a little bell: beware, I'm coming
Kick me if I get in the way or you
feel like kicking me
because my stubbornness is too much
I only believe half and don't want to
prostrate in the proper way. Well, fall!
Get on your knees! Or should we
help? are cold eyes telling
me and I fight my tears
A dog licks them off my cheek
Poem 2046 Amsterdam, 2019-01-22 Syria (Damascus in 717): Jews must wear a yellow kerchief, Samaritans a red one and Christians a blue one Iraq (Baghdad in 1121): Jewish men must wear yellow marks and a lead label around their necks, Jewish women a red and black shoe, and a bell Collection:Short Sermons Keyword:Foreigners: inhumanity