Exile

Blurred image of writer Rivka bat-Cohen in the West Bank
Photo: Rivka bat-Cohen

How do you wake up a sleeping nation

When it’s pillows are made of the finest silks

They sleep with the enemy

wrapped in luxury

shrouded in darkness

Chasing dreams that can’t bring them satisfaction

 

(Originally published at https://itsjustsomethingtothinkabout.wordpress.com)

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