We All Bleed Red Poem by shimon weinroth

why is one remembered
and another forgotten
is one more precious
than another,
one sacrifice greater
than the other

Elan died for space
Moshe died in Jenin
David in an army truck
Nissim stepped on a land mine
Leah was blown up in a bus
Yaffa was torn apart at a food bar

Each one had his karma her mazal
fate and destiny
yet one is eulogised and not the other
their plight was sad, his was a tragedy

so say the media and news caster
so say the leaders and historians
so say the government officials
so say the neighbours and their brothers

some were sent others volunteeres
and their life was spent,
some are remembered more
and others forgot, woe is me
all mothers hurt the same
and the orphans are not to blame