mornings in jenin
among the almond trees
elders recite
psalms to
us
under besieged
skies
that rob us
of our holiest
days
communion
in this place
is being denied entry
on easter morning
and breaking fast
on tear gas
from dawn to sunset
clutching the whiplash
of shattered kneecaps
and lacerated
organs
yet
every year,
like clockwork
something like
a resurgence,
a resurrection,
a rebirth,
of jesus’s
second coming
we continue to resist
on the scales
of lifetimes.
lh
apr 2022
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