They will never return
They will never return
John-Janusz Ebel

They will never return

I keep thinking Thinking about Palestinians People who have lost their lives Now tens if not hundreds of thousands

In Gaza, in the West Bank

Most simply ordinary people

And the poets Writers, journalists Doctors, nurses, teachers Philosophers, Historians Children, wives, husbands

Lives ended The loss, the loss The infinite loss The gifts, unknown infinite They could have given To our common humanity

Now, they never will For they are in the realm of Non-existence Existence replaced by Nothingness

The views expressed in this article may or may not reflect those of Pearls and Irritations.

John-Janusz Ebel

John-Janusz Ebel is the son of Holocaust survivors. Soon after coming to Australia from Poland, Ebel chose to be a draft resister and activist against the Vietnam War; he also participated in Aboriginal struggles against continued oppression and genocide of Aboriginal people. Ebel has practised as a radical existentialist psychotherapist.

John Menadue

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