What does it feel like To be a Jew in America Hearing the news - TopicsExpress



          

What does it feel like To be a Jew in America Hearing the news of the Israeli army’s assaults on Gaza Like a cancer, one part of my body attacking another The cells do not listen to my cries: You’ve got it all wrong This body is one organism Why can’t I cease this inside of my own skin? Friends, colleagues, newspapers describe how “we” are attacking “them” Since when am I this “we” you speak of? Is it because I face occupied Jerusalem when I pray? Because I say blessings over my food in the language of the oppressor? I yearn to protect my edges I long to strike a balance How to stay safe while remaining open? It’s actually a question I ask myself every day And today, as a Jew in America, my voice is muffled My opportunity to question is denied Prayers for peace are welcome And yet Calls for justice Perhaps equal access ...to electricity ...to medicine ...to healing I ask my body again It pauses for a moment As if it somehow remembers that it is one body And then returns to its task Destroying the cells one by one
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:01:04 +0000

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