The Smoke Makes Aliyah

Smoke makes aliya
these days
The heart descends

Innocents sprinkled on a beach
scribing impunity in blood
and broken bones

On balconies
the congregants are stunned
As the smoke goes up
they rend our screens
in mourning

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"It's a shame they didn't identify them as kids with all
of the advanced technology they claim they're using."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/witness-gaza-shelling-first-hand-account