Katyusha, Katyusha By Sean O'brien
A new poem by Sean O'Brien, written in response to the latest phase of conflict between Israel and Hamas
Katyusha, Katyusha,Arrow of fire:Kingdom Come, is it below or above?Choked in a tunnel with morphine and bread,Or charred in the wreckOf an olive grove?Katyusha, Katyusha,Spear of desire,Are there green pastures,A brave desert rose,Or must it be prison with pillars of flame?Katyusha, Katyusha,A grave, or a rose?Katyusha, Katyusha,God only knows.
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