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Channel Esther: I Hope You’re Not
lawrencebush
July 14, 2014
by Esther Cohen
I HOPE YOU’RE NOT
writing another one of your
damn poems with Arabs in it
because you know how people feel
about Arabs and poems.
Jews too, for that matter.
Dear Something Like God
Please put Arabs and Jews together
at least in one peaceful poem
with jokes
and infinite cups of coffee
Amen
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