All the Rest of Gaza
All the rest of human
Makes its way through,
Best intention piloted,
New horizons forever
Out of view, walled off---
But there are taller walls
Around you.
All the rest of human
Is listening, witnessing,
Braced for morning by
Watching torn places
Burn but belong still---
Belong to a people
Breathing through you.
All the rest of human
Collects its best case
Scenario by day and counts
You like beads in bed. We can
Try to find your time in our dark,
But we are lost in map tan---
World Clock doesn't know
Gaza, Ramallah, Jenin, like you.
All the rest of human
Might not wonder like me
Whether Gaza keeps World
Time like a stopwatch,
Whether New York or Tel Aviv
Would stop if Gaza stopped---
Is time choked, moated, as
Blocked as the path for you?
All the rest of human
Hopes it can't know, imagine,
What morning will show, if it
Will show, without light, dry,
Without water, in shadow,
Without shelter, of a city
Without its residents, children---
Far behind a wall, a border, we now
know means nothing, because of you.
Font size:
Written on October 15, 2023
Submitted by jake.s.fox on October 15, 2023
- 1:03 min read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxxxxb Axcxxxb Axxdxdeb Afxxxxxb Aaxcefaxb |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,031 |
Words | 208 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"All the Rest of Gaza" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/171391/all-the-rest-of-gaza>.
Discuss the poem All the Rest of Gaza with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In