Category: Israel
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Heart Not To Remain Broken
I am forced to confront the depths of the layers of human capability for evil, And my broken heart whispers a plea, rising up in blurry song strings: “How will I survive?” Whisps of strengthening song travel, returning down the blackened path – Entering the mildly glowing, broken red: comforting…
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The Mother of A Hostage
The greatest words will fail to describe the depth of agony forming the expression on her twisted, tortured face, A heart sawn in half would fail to encapsulate the throes of newfound pain – cutting deeper into her than a place she realized exists, A heart to feel her rent…
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Deepest Depth of Darkness
Written after some of the damage one of the Israeli hostages went through was publicized. I have heard the deepest evil at the bottomless depths, Stared endless darkness into eyes with no soul, Felt twisted rage from deep within my being… How will we ever recover, Will we ever shed…
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Yom Yerushalayim
A heartfelt rejoicing, for we can come home! A joy that bursts out of the borders of my heart, My limbs pulled to dance from outside, The Center of all the World, the Meeting Place of Heaven and Earth, An exquisite beauty; Light bursts forth when I endeavor to describe, …
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They Didn’t Ask
Written after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023 Hitler didn’t ask if I wore a denim skirt. Hitler didn’t ask if I kept Shabbos, Hitler didn’t ask if I wore a white shirt. Hitler didn’t ask what brand my shoes are, Hitler didn’t ask if I got a new…
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Truth Stands For Itself
Written after the October 7th massacre in Israel In our bloody, mangled hands we will hold, Dirtied faces from the on ground battles will support, Streaked with liquid agony, new pain lines forming, we will lift our faces to it, Stands forth from the shredded skin of the mangled bodies, …
Nomi Shira 