Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Spring in Palestine

There is definitely a madness to the earth I can smell it

like the dirt of spring rich with earth worms and decaying leaves

Primavera rises like small green shoots

rudely piercing the dirt to reach the sky.

In Palestine there is rubble

the Spring is augmented by the hurtful rockets

of bombs and debris

why, the girl cries out, is Spring not for me?

We've all heard the story of Hind

Heartbreaking it makes us want to scream and cry for her

so we block traffic

trying to unblock minds.