David, son of Israel slew Goliath

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I don't claim to begin to truly understand the bigger issues of the middle east. But I have often thought, perhaps in ignorance I admit, that Israel has gone from being a land of the oppressed to a land of oppressors.

Here's a poem by Marilyn Buck. Her story is pretty interesting as well. Whether she's a demon or an angel I have no idea. But this is a chilling piece of writing.

A Story in Celebration of the Intifada.

Marilyn Buck

1988

David, son of Israel slew Goliath
he smiled that one so small
could defeat one so large

he took Goliath's house
walked in his shoes
and ate at his table

David, son of Israel became Goliath
greedy, grasping, merciless
he thumbed his nose at
the ageless people
of the olive groves and desert

remembering only that he had been small
he forgot

the daughters and sons of Palestine
do not forget
that a stone is not just a stone
lying in the rubble of their homes
it becomes a missile
ululating resistance
raising a storm of liberation.

December 1988

This poem appeared in Hauling Up The Morning
The Red Sea Press, 1990

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