Samuel Menashe

(September 16, 1925 – August 22, 2011 / New York City)

poet Samuel Menashe

Scissors - Poem by Samuel Menashe

Sharpen your wit—
Each half of it—
Before you shut
Scissors to cut

Shear skin deep
Underneath wool
Expose the sheep
Whose leg you pull


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Poem Submitted: Friday, December 16, 2011

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