In the cinema there is a lot of killing
The screen is full of imaginary blood
The murderer throws his gloves into the onlooker’s face
and fear is provoked by sound effects
from a drum in a symphony of pistols
Killing
has become as necessary in the cinema
as in life
Adel Khozam (born 1963) United Arab Emirates
Transated by Issa J. Boullata
Source: Banipal
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