She was a regular, I knew her,
but everything was different,
tortured in this moment,
her face blotchy, mottled,
twisted in pain, in anger,
I instantly knew why…
I saw her little Star of David,
hanging around her neck,
words in Hebrew, of love,
anxiety imprinted on her face
asking her about this weekend,
terror in the Promised Land…
The pain on her face, searing,
palpable, so telling, present,
pausing to collect herself,
whispering one word "HORRIFIC",
so correct, bleeding from her lips,
a prayer, knowing there is more to come…
Sharing our faiths, our beliefs,
our collective humanity, pain,
all children of the same Father,
the one Creator, different sheep,
sharing the same story, the law,
all thinking about this present terror…
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Edited July 29, 2024
The pain on her face – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-pain-on-her-face-v4.html
About a 70-year-old customer at Dollar General who said she has worn a
necklace with a little gold Star of David for 60 years; conversation at less than two days
after the international horror about the attack by Hamas on Israel October 7, 2023.
Edited June 26, 2024
The pain on her face – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
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