Monday, December 18
NETANYAHU
You don’t need a periscope
or a microscope
to see another human being
guiding a child
hand on shoulder of a child
arranging a coverlet over a sleeping child---
You don’t need a stethoscope
to imagine a heartbeat.
What does it mean when one person thinks
others deserve nothing?
What is that called?
If you know what it is called why keep
doing it?
You don’t need a skewer for broiling
or a paring knife for seeing inside.
(Naomi Shihab Nye)