
Image by Paola Bilancieri.
It’s just another day
in the life of an IDF soldier
a sunny, beautiful day
He got up early
as usual
and had his favorite breakfast
lovingly prepared by his wife
fresh salad, hummus and yogurt
He is in no hurry
his task is simple
drop two-ton bombs
on a hospital, a mosque,
some civilian buildings,
a nursery school
He is oblivious to the suffering
he is causing
After all, from up high
he can see nobody
just a bunch of people
children, women, the aged and the disabled
running like ants
away from fire
The body parts of dismembered
civilians, the ravaged towns
the destroyed infrastructure
the desolate landscape
are not his concern. He just
follows orders
like any good, dutiful soldier
This is just another day
in his predictable
everyday life.