For Ezra Pound
an American
unties tangled threads
innocent
of Chinese ideograms
and weaves them anew
Respect English
is whispered into my left ear
Make it new
into my right --
the page remains blank
January 2010 issue of Magnapoets
Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on Israel Blocking 6,000
UNRWA Trucks from Entering Gaza
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*We must always take sides.* Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the
victim. *Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.*
-- Elie Wiesel, Hol...
