AucklandPoetry.com presents Poet Resident JAN OSKAR HANSEN on http://OSKAR.AUCKLANDPOETRY.COM

Monday, January 12, 2009

NEw year eve 2009

New Year Eve 2009

 

Midnight, New Year, fireworks explodes on

velvety sky. Gaza has fireworks too every day,

but they aren’t enjoying it the way we do,

standing here on the terrace of a five star hotel,

perhaps it is only three stars, drinks in hand

and idle chat. I feel wretched, wish I was drunk

but this place only severs wine and that is not

enough to drown my lack of shame.

Palestine, Europe doesn’t cry for you tonight.

 

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