Maha Hashwi > Quotes

“I am fine and of course I am lying
remember
I am Lebanese

or nod
ask how everyone I know is doing
don’t

you see
that far away country
my mother

bursts into tears
the front door
resilient

smoke
dust
the rubble has become

blanket and bed
warm like mine
the fire

is blazing
the flag
burnt flesh on a phone screen

the demolition
of war
what is the definition

fleeing their homes
they are
dying

they are not
crying out for help
lend a

hand
hold a
heart

for being arab
I am not brave”
― Maha Hashwi