Shalom Freedman Poems

I HUNGER FOR SOMETHING NO FOOD GIVES

I hunger for something no food gives
Can I work my way into being loved?
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POETRY IS THE LANGUAGE OF OUR DEEPEST FEELING

Poetry is the language of our deepest feeling
It makes Beauty even of our Darkness
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ALL THESE POEMS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH

All these poems are not good enough-
I am not good enough-
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SO MUCH INSULT AND PAIN

So much insult and pain-
So much we all have to bear -
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WHY ALWAYS ARE WE THE ONES WHO ARE TO BLAME?

No poem yesterday
Perhaps a poem today
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THE FEELING OF POETRY IS LOST

The feeling of poetry is lost -
Lines are written,
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NOTHING IS EVER DONE

Nothing is ever done
The world goes on
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I PRAY TO YOU / I KNOW NOTHING ELSE

I pray to You
I know nothing else
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THE ATHEISTS IN THEIR FOLLY

The atheists in their folly
Celebrate the alleged ‘death of God’.
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THE LONG DAY SEEMS TO HAVE NO END

The long day seems to have no end
Suddenly for one always rushing
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