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e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s
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a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i
v e s E d i t i o n
ELIOT KATZ
Full Moon Over Falluja
Well, now we
know they are lighting up the night sky with white phosphorus,
better able to see
midnight skin melting into bone. What country is it
that would send
such harsh chemical fire into a neighborhood?
In occupied
territories of Palestine, a father has donated organs of his son,
murdered by Israeli
army, to a congregation of six, both Jewish and
Muslim. If this
doesn't shame the violent of all nations into melting
their weapons, what
will? Tonight, let children of earth sleep in peace
under a full moon,
let skin remain the body's best organic protection,
let bones stay
cool and covered--in a thousand years there will be
plenty of time for
our skulls to rest in warm earth & give thanks.
[Originally
published in NHS 2006, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs06/Katz.htm.]