A lion’s savage teeth
jab
the wildebeest.
It wilts
dies.
Is eaten.
The Israelis’ shackles
damage
small Palestinian children.
They wilt
cry.
But are unbeaten.
© Lavinia Kumar
UK raises concerns over Israel's treatment of Palestinian children
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Lavinia Kumar lives in New Jersey. Her poetry has appeared in several publications, in the US and UK. She writes a blog for her brother’s seniorsmagazine.org, based in Portsmouth, NH.
