Poem
Benjamin Shvili
MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF INDIVIDUALS
we have no parents no children no flesh-and-bloodloves we have no homes we have god
we haven’t got him in the sky and not in the depths not
in stones we have no prophets we have no teachers
we have no permitted books no forbidden
books we have god we don’t love him
we don’t hate him we aren’t friendly with him
we have nothing but “I” nothing but self
we are the ministers of individuals
© Translation: 2012, Lisa Katz
MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF INDIVIDUALS
© 1999, Schocken Publishing
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
Publisher: Schocken, Tel Aviv
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
Publisher: Schocken, Tel Aviv
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MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF INDIVIDUALS
we have no parents no children no flesh-and-bloodloves we have no homes we have god
we haven’t got him in the sky and not in the depths not
in stones we have no prophets we have no teachers
we have no permitted books no forbidden
books we have god we don’t love him
we don’t hate him we aren’t friendly with him
we have nothing but “I” nothing but self
we are the ministers of individuals
© 2012, Lisa Katz
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
From: Shiray ha tie-ar hagadol
MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF INDIVIDUALS
we have no parents no children no flesh-and-bloodloves we have no homes we have god
we haven’t got him in the sky and not in the depths not
in stones we have no prophets we have no teachers
we have no permitted books no forbidden
books we have god we don’t love him
we don’t hate him we aren’t friendly with him
we have nothing but “I” nothing but self
we are the ministers of individuals
© 2012, Lisa Katz
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