After yesterday’s terrorist attack in a Jerusalem synagogue, a man put pen to paper to write a poem summing up his feelings of war.
Emmanuel Miller, who was born and raised in Hendon before moving to Israel, said he felt compelled to write the piece in response to the “absurd” situation.
If I should be murdered
If I should be murdered
Walking on a street
By a knife to my back
Tell my mother I love her.
If I should be murdered
Waiting at a train station
By a "forgotten bag" that blows up
Let my father know he's my hero.
If I should be murdered
Praying in a synagogue
By an axe to the chest
Whisper a prayer for me.
If I should be murdered
On the bus to university
By a rock thrown at my head
Know that I am friends with the Arab driver.
If I should be murdered
In a restaurant with friends
By a returning suicide bomber
Don't blame me, world. Don't blame me.
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