Written in soot on the safe room wall by Eli N.

After Dan Pagis, for Joel Beinin

נכתב באפר על קיר הממ״ד
אחרי דן פגיס, בשביל ג’ואל ביינין
אני הדוד
סודום חטפה 
את הילד(ה) של אחי
אני עומד מול אדוני 
עם תוכניתו
ואומר 
מסרב אני ל

i the uncle
sodom swallowed 
the child of my brother
i stand before god
with his plan 
and i say 
i refuse to


Eli N. (They/them) is a teacher based in Nevada. Their writing has been published by the Academy of American Poets, Poetry Society of the UK, Up North Lit, and the YoungArts Foundation. When not writing or teaching, they enjoy engaging in mutual aid and learning new languages.

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