from the series Raise Your Voice…
By PETER MOLENAAR
Note: The words in all caps which follow should be credited to the author. However, in a tone reminiscent of the cinematic voice of God admonishing Moses, my computer has informed me that a force of evil has entered it in order to deplete my finances! I remain in shock! Because of this the source of the poem below is now unknown to me.
YOU?
Given the elevated internationalist I.Q. found within the territory of our Phillips Community, presumably, most of us will acknowledge the Palestinian authorship of the following poem. Yes, we are able to see beneath the rubble! Yet, we must acknowledge the refrain: “BUT, I AM TO BLAME FOR MY RESISTANCE!” Question: Back in slavery days, why did Nat Turner rebel? Answer: They raped his wife with impunity; her children were sold away as slaves. Question: By what course might our school teachers elevate the empathetic emotions of our school children?
YOU?
TAKE MY WATER
BURN MY OLIVE TREES
DESTROY MY HOUSE
STEAL MY LAND
IMPRISON MY FATHER
KILL MY MOTHER
BOMB MY COUNTRY
STARVE US ALL
HUMILIATE US ALL
But
I AM TO BLAME FOR MY RESISTANCE!
Peter Molenaar advocates a broad united-front, even as he describes socialism as the future solution.
