because the square was crowded and loud
because the melody of Shir LaShalom had ended
because pens were close to paper
because belief mistook itself for law
because a hand was certain three times
because the words existed but were not uttered
because no one placed them
between mens rea and actus reus
because silence observed nonchalantly
because the saying is only useful
before the shots
because that night
those words remained unspoken