So this guy walks up to another guy at a bus stop. Guy at the bus stop is on his way to a rehearsal for some sort of theater group…he’s creative and fun that way. And this guy likes to let loose because he lives in the heart of a conflict and it’s good to … Continue reading When Conflict Strikes Its Weary Head
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The Siren
It’s haunting …the way it rises up ...and soars over my head …over my land …piercing my heart …year after year after year …ending with an echo …ringing through my mind …all day long …and into the night …where I find myself …at a loss for words.
Never Can Say Goodbye
Why is it that every single time I have to leave you, even just for a short while, I feel an ache that paralyzes me and turns my heart cold? Why is it that I cannot bear to be away from you? What power do you possess that can chain me down and make me … Continue reading Never Can Say Goodbye
Eighteen
Lines form on my face and hands lines form from the ups and downs I'm in the middle without any plans I'm a boy and I'm a man I'm eighteen and I don't know what I want eighteen I just don't know what I want eighteen I gotta get away I gotta get out of … Continue reading Eighteen
This Is ISRAEL
I am listening to the radio. A woman is on. She is talking about life. About gratitude. About unity. She is saying how we are all family. She is reiterating the need to act as one nation. To help one another. To reach out to one another. To connect with kindness. She is interrupted. AZ'AKA (alarm) … Continue reading This Is ISRAEL
Colloquially Speaking 