Tell Me

Salaam, Salman.

Bismillah, tell me...

Tell me!

Tell me, do you have a sister?

Is she more precious than mine?

Does she step outside the lines?

There are downloads, songs,

and singers beyond the pale for you:

catnip for young girls finding

themselves in music, make-up

and make-believe.

Tell me, may I not keep my sister?

Is she less precious than yours?

Did she step outside the lines?

There are bombings, bombs

and bombers beyond the pale for us:

catnip for young boys losing

themselves in falsehood, false-gods

and fake-beliefs.