Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Strike Back At Terror

His grandfather attacked mine
    to remove him from land that grandpa had bought
  Oozing hatred from deep in his gut
    he'd force grandpa off of land that he sought

  Then his father attacked mine
    with molotov cocktails, homemade bombs
  I asked my father, why not strike back
    my dad was silent, a good answer he lacked

  Now the grandson attacks me, ever more viciously
    Yet the world shrugs it off, doesn't seem to see...
  But when my family's attacked, when I strike back at terror
    ~ Why is it I, the Israeli, who's always in error?!

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Bj Legros Kelley March 6, 2023 at 3:35 PM Incredible, and bizarre, no kidding. Yesterday I was reading Zechariah 12, and all I can say is wow. What more can I say?

Kim Rodrigues March 6, 2023 at 7:54 AM Right?! Hugs ~ Kim

Shirley Hawkins March 5, 2023 at 4:07 PM We seem to live in a furious unsettled world. Perfect people would make an ideal world, But we all have imperfections, some more than others. Unnecessary suffering caused by power-hungry people is futile, as there are no winners, and there never will be. Gershon Wolf March 5, 2023 at 7:45 PM Hmmm. 'Imperfect people?!' Violent assaults are not the product of an 'imperfect person.' I guess I should know better than to post poems like this on this site. Oh, well...

Heidi Sands March 5, 2023 at 1:49 PM Good point Gershon. There is always the issue of defending ourselves. Human instinct and survival. You have written a story of angry instigating, lashing out that can often lead to an action in defense. And, when things escalate in this pattern, blame can be cast inappropriately. Gershon Wolf March 5, 2023 at 7:44 PM Apparently, lies trump truth nowadays, Heidi. From Lenin and Hitler onward, those who lie the best seem to do the best: Stalin, Putin, Mao, Xi, the Mullahs, the Palestinians, and all the rest of the thugs on the planet. Oh, well, too frustrating to write about much anymore...

David Kavanagh March 5, 2023 at 4:13 AM The perpetual cycle of violence is certainly no myth to me anyway Gershon, can it be stopped I think is the real question, very unlikely especially with Iran now enriching high quality uranium, the inevitable beckons, Israel will have to take them out at some point in the future, cheers David Gershon Wolf March 5, 2023 at 7:42 PM David, I've tried to show that it's not a cycle at all, but the product of violent attempts at sabotage, but apparently I've failed miserably. Oh, well, back to the drawing board!