Shalom Freedman Poems

IS THERE TOO MUCH WRITING FROM ME?

Is there too much Writing from me?
Should I stop and go home and rest quietly and just shut up?
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And there is no Plan or Purpose behind it all
If it all just happened to come into being
Then everyone will be forgotten forever
And all of it will be forever meaningless-
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MY NAME IS ME

My name is me
And more than me
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It happens every day
Yesterday it happened worse than most days
The planes bombed a bread line in Syria
What can one say about the screams the broken limbs the blood everywhere
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The songs are more than the poems
As Music more than words-
As Music with words
Music itself-
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All this day has been lost
In fear and loneliness
In the silence of being unable to move
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I PRETEND THAT I AM YOUNG AGAIN

I pretend that I am young again
And just setting out
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I AM OLD NOW/ AND A THING TAKEN FOR GRANTED ONCE

I am old now
And a thing taken for granted once
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HOW CAN DESPAIR IN OLD AGE BE CONTENDED WITH EACH DAY?

How can Despair in Old Age be contended with each day?
How can one deal with the dark thoughts?
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THE LONG SONG OF MY OWN SADNESS

The long song of my own sadness
Plays within me
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