Ben-Avraham
Jew the word kicks back upon itself like the M4 cycled Jew The man who spoke like a Jew, ‘who are you to ask…
עד מתי
There may be a reckoning but probably not not like the Romans dream no knives and axes and pits of fire these things are…
The Fortieth Day
I sit on the bench beneath the oak watching squirrels dig before the frost listening to their calls carried by echoes from one end…
The Stone
I try to read, but the quiet in my mind is the silence of the grave Still as the dust and the mist Barren,…
To Cheapen Blood
And in the last few days when the adrenaline soured and the blood left my stomach and my mind whispered out from beyond the…
Stained Glass & Empty Manors
The music of life whispers through the most barren shells Like the ghost of a dream and the oil-drenched ‘I’ll diet tomorrow’ The second…
Paper Lions
I hear you yes I told you I got it there were two jackals in service to a lion the lion had gone hunting…
Reflections on Pesaḥ
I’d call myself free but for the cigarettes. And the alcohol. And the grief. And the guilt. And the shame. And the anger. And…
The Trinity (The Kings of Israel)
One brought One Gave One sat still One fought One slaved One killed One died One rose One wept One cried One dove One…
There Is
There is There is tension in the chest There is worry in the throat There is poison on the tongue, at the back, where…
Teli
A teacher lived by these words; “There is no dishonor in not being a poet, no weakness in refraining from verse but to be…
A Wall is Built as a Wall Falls – In Parts
And on the first day there was a groan as if the earth herself contracted sweat beading down her brow and the stuck sob…