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ОглавлениеANOTHER MARTYR RISES
| Another martyr rises | Four or five months later there will be |
| From last night’s mortar shelling of Qabon. | no friends for me, |
| Another friend who will not answer his phone, | If I am still alive. |
| Another friend who will not answer my messages, | |
| Another friend missing from the card games, | And another martyr rises. |
| Fewer friends to watch a football match with, | |
| Fewer friends to invite to your wedding, | It’s only the body that passes, |
| Fewer friends to fight with, | The spirit has not left, |
| And more friends to miss. | The spirit has risen. |
| They will remain in our hearts, | |
| And another martyr rises. | And I’ll keep their numbers in my phone. |
| I will call from time to time, | |
| Someone who promised he will buy your | To hear their voice on the answering machine, |
| marriage suit. | And to leave a message, |
| Who is going to buy it now? | That I miss them all. |
| For sure not him. | Calling them one by one. |
| He is six feet under, | I’ll call soon to tell them we freed our country. |
| Wearing a white suit. | I’ll call them all. |
| Damn him. | |
| He lied. | And another martyr rises. |
| He broke his promise, | |
| And he broke my heart. | This is not a good story, |
| But it is a true story, | |
| And another martyr rises. | With true people. |
| Once, they had a name, | |
| More friends to remember: the last time you | And now, |
| spoke, | They all have the same title, |
| More friends to remember: the last cigarette you shared, | Martyr. |
| More friends to remember: the last laugh you enjoyed. | And another martyr rises. |
– Omar Alkhani, Syrian Revolution Coordinators’ Union Secretary General
