Coffee Not Meant for Drinking

The first cup is for the guest,
and the second for the sword,

Khalid Almuanen
Khalid Almuanen Founder of the Anthro project; researches contemporary Saudi anthropology and the relationship between people and their surroundings.

The first cup is for the guest,
and the second for the sword,
and the third for whoever is left.
And I count the cups
not to know how many drank,
but how many of them came back.

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Founder of the Anthro project; researches contemporary Saudi anthropology and the relationship between people and their surroundings.

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