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New Poem - oakchezzar@gmail.com - 04-02-2024
Snow falling like artillery
Unbroken and no light between the streaming white
In Gazza, the lights are off, the artillery isn’t a metaphor
I woke to ceasefire and all outside is still
In Gaza, even with ceasefire, nothing nothing is still
Standing
Last night I went down the animal trail following fox feet in the dusk
Slowly, avoiding cliff edge, where I might slide to my death.
I hit dangerous end. Stop.
In Gaza, they tried to get away, hit the checkpoints— dead end
Human all the way.
All the edges. Slide to their death
is the whole world still watching?
I’m lacing up my big black boots to go clear the birdfeeders
Remembering the big black boots of Israeli army on the feet of young friends here for Naropa after serving
The Israeli army stomps through my mudroom
I shoulder my snow shovel, head out to do my duty
As they shoulder American rifles
As Hamas shoulders rocket launcher from Hezbola
We’re duty bound
I know nothing. I fall in the snow laughing.
Crawl forward towards my window, silent room, silent snow
take slow aim with my camera, careful with the black crows in my sight
Shoot. Black feathers burst into flight.
In the Middle East, who shoots
And what bursts?