Israel, What Could You Be Poem by Samantha DeWitt

Israel, What Could You Be



Israel, land of history
Why are you a country so torn
Thoughts of hatred wash over me
Land near the gift of love was born
You've been fraught with so much peril
For thousands and thousands of years
Your lack of trust is palpable
Through the bloodshed and dying tears
If you can only imagine
The love of a country so vast
Weapon of choice a tennis ball
Instead of a machine gun blast

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This piece was written for a contest on all poetry where I was given a place, an emotion, and an object... Israel, trust, tennis ball... thinking about the continuing conflicts in and around Israel the words flew... hope you enjoy
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