We
We
We, who are strewn about in fragments,
Whose flesh flies through the air like raindrops,
Offer our profound apologies to everyone in this civilised world, men,
Women and children,
Because we have unintentionally
Appeared in their peaceful homes without asking
Without asking
Without asking
Without asking permission
We apologise
We apologise
We apologise
We apologise for stamping our severеd body parts into their
Snow-white memory, bеcause we have violated the image of the normal,
Whole human being in their eyes,
Because we have had the impertinence to leap suddenly on to news
Bulletins and the pages of the internet and the
Press, naked except for our blood and charred remains
We apologise to all those who did not have the courage to look
Directly at our injuries for fear they would be too horrified,
And to those unable to finish their evening meals after
They had unexpectedly seen fresh images of us on television
We apologise for the suffering we caused to all who saw us like that,
Unembellished, with no attempt having been made to put us back
Together or reassemble our remains
Before we appeared on their screens.
We also apologise to the Israeli soldiers who took the trouble to
Press the buttons in their aircraft and tanks to blow us to pieces,
And we are sorry for how hideous we looked after they aimed their
Shells and bombs straight at our soft heads,
And for the hours they are now going to spend in psychiatrists'
Clinics, trying to become human again,
Like they were before our transformation into
Repulsive body parts that pursue them whenever they try to sleep
We are the things you have seen on your screens and in the press,
And if you made an effort to fit the pieces together, like a jigsaw,
You would get a clear picture of us,
So clear that you would be unable to do a thing