Topic Tags: war

“I take it off when I get to the parking lot / and hide my Star of David, / cover my Hebrew tattoo…”

“Engage with those who believe in the blessings of Love and Life…”

“One day, / The court of the captives will convene / before the halls of power…”

“May I find peace, / safety, / love.”

“I cannot be soothed / because there are / no moral answers…”

“reaching toward me, / as alive and animated / as my own unimaginable heart–”

“the shared livestream of celebrated death, / night and day of shattered glass.”

“I wish I could make enough soup to nourish the broken, injured, hurting, praying, people of the world.”

“I have lived enough to know there / are probably embers glowing…”

“Once upon the time / last weekend, something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”