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A CURSE & ANGRY POEM AGAINST THE NATIONS, by                    
First Line: Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that do not know thee & upon the
Last Line: Who made them
Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism; Judaism


this word is spoken at
the open door:
for the Prophet Eliahu

1

THE CURSE

pour out thy wrath upon the nations that do not know thee & upon the kingdoms
that call not upon thy name for they have beaten Jacob & laid waste his
dwelling: pour out thy wrath upon them: & may the kindling of thine anger
overtake them: pursue them with anger & destroy them from under God's skies

2

THE POEM

not to us Adonai not to us
but to your name
be praises

for love of us
for truth's sake

why should the goyim say:
where is their god?

& our god in the skies

all that he wanted
done

their idols
gold & silver

workings of the hands
of man

whose mouths
are wordless

eyes are sightless

ears are deaf

nose dead to smell

hands without touch
feet without motion

can't utter sound
thru throats

like these be those
who made them


Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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