Korban
Poem 3 of 10 in Canto for David, poems about Israel and Palestine
Another day
Wrestling with God
Nothing is forgiven
Someone has to pay
Something must be given
Unholy offering
There is no promised land
Fragrant with the fruits of compassion
You, who will not paint the houses
With the blood of your cousins,
Deserve to enter
Go back or be silent
Whilst we build
A new paradise
For our people
Willing to
Sacrifice
Everything
Even Adonai
*Dedicated to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907 Poland – 1972 US)
From Canto for David, ten poems about Israel and Palestine. The introduction, dedications and suggested reading are on the Canto’s page.
