Why did the sun rise this morning It's not natural don't want to see the light It's not time to close the casket Or say Kaddish for my son've already buried two fathers With a mother to come Isn't that enough Lord who wants unto exalt and sanctify Him don't want to wear the mourner's ribbon Or wake up crying every morning For God knows how long don't want to tuck my son into the grounds if we were putting him to Bedford the last time Close the prayer book I will not pretend That God brings peace upon sand upon all Israeli don't want to hear anyone Scolding me from her wheelchair Because I'm crying too hard'm not worried about a heart attackNothingnessYou've already broken my heart will not forgive Yousuf of emptiness Sky of blank clouds will not forgive you Indifferent God Until you give back my son
— Edward Hirsch
Gabriel: A Poem
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