prayer (xxvi)
…for Munther Isaac and Gaza…
this year, the child will be found
swaddled in rubble. soft infant
flesh surrounded by rough slabs
and crumbling. do not neglect
the day of small things. little is
much in a rain of firebombs. in
Bethlehem, a silent God does
not ignore the suffering. he is
born to be trampled, shot,
bombarded, and
scorned.