Everyone knew it was happening
the unheard story
the tens of thousands dead,
the millions displaced,
the decades of rubble,
the destroyed schools.
hospitals, universities
everyone knew.
Everyone knew it was happening
the unheard story
even though the journalists were dead
or expelled and banned
everyone knew.
Everyone knew it was happening
the unheard story
of the hundreds
or thousands,
or tens of thousands
who had disappeared
uncharged with any crime
or misdemeanour
everyone knew.
Then three Israeli workers
blew their whistles loud
and everyone heard
what everyone knew.
Now the trick is to listen.