In Sderot
rockets are falling
and children will cry all night
their little feet cold
power shut off
allowing families to hide
like rats. They must learn
to behave
without movement
hearts contained
Levi’s Bar Mitzvah soon
forgotten and
dwell within darkness
they must
lessons learned well
at Auschwitz.
Yesterday Isaac was harmed
by a fiery ball bearing
pain for a ten year old boy
now crying out…
Why Isaac and Ishmael did
you not reconcile ancestor
days ago?
Why must the blood of your
Offspring continue to flow?
© 2009 Richard L. Provencher
All Rights Reserved
Comments
Beeme | July 16, 2009 - 09:53
very moving, sad, thought provoking, powerful. Great work.
Beeme
Richard L. Prov... | July 16, 2009 - 14:55
Thank you, Beeme. Your kind comment is appreciated. I know how difficult life can be without the added nastiness of war for those living in the Middle East. Yet I feel it is part of a writer's duty to capture the essence of surviving hearts amid such turmoils. Take care, Richard LP