Ishmael fighting Isaac

Two sons of the father
of the founder, Abraham
two sons of God’s blessing
ever standing at war

Do they recognize their brothers
those whom they are fighting
for the land that they share
these thousands of years

Ishmael fighting Isaac
year upon bloody year
only a stalemate, a ceasefire
neither giving ground

The legacy, the inheritance
the land that they share
each claiming God’s favor
with hope becoming despair

A prayer after the ceasefire
that they would mend the fences
that they would find a way to be brothers
and live together in peace


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November 21, 2012
announcement of a cease fire
between Gaza (Hamas) and Israel
&
the tragedy of the fighting in Gaza and Israel
and the source of the conflict
in the division of Ishmael and Isaac
the sons of Abraham


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