The cries that carry
from one endÂ
of the earth
to the other.
The cries
passed between,
one mother
to another.
The criesÂ
so loud
that they cannot
be heard.
Lips, mute,
as a multitude of
shofars blow,
fully open
the arteries
of their hearts:
Sara’s drowning TeruahÂ
in the wake
of her son.
Sisera’s mother’s
Shevarim breaking throughÂ
the lattice
returning without carrying
any answer.
Heart-searing
Tekiah gedolah
in surrogate Yael
as she plunges toward
her irreversible decision.Â
