Fear Embodied

If he were like me, raising his hands high would mean surrender.
But he is not like me.

With his hands up he looks even bigger, more threatening
More likely to destroy me.
I must destroy him first
chase him down
grab his throat and not let go
pull my trigger as many times as I can.

What if we had met on the street without the uniforms,
the holsters and hoods, that mark our bodies as different?
What if we had fed our bodies together around a table?
Then would I have found him to be like me?

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Words: Kelly Foster
Image: Jim Kast-Keat
Music: Melodysheep

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