Out of Egypt

[Erthona]

Out of Egypt
 
Pharaoh, you have only contempt for my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you starve my people and plow under our fields.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come into our villages and slaughter my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come and tear down our houses.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh Netanyahu, The Lord Almighty says, “Let-my-people-go!”
 
 
 
–Erthona
 
©2014

[just mercedes]

Out of Egypt
 
Pharaoh, you have only contempt for my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you starve my people and plow under our fields.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come into our villages and slaughter my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come and tear down our houses.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh Netanyahu, The Lord Almighty says, “Let-my-people-go!”
 
 
 
–Erthona
 
©2014

From your lips to God's ears.

[Erthona]

Thanks JM, although it seems like you are the only one who wants to touch this one, for whatever reason Although I can't really call it much of a poem, more of a statement or observation really.


Dale

[billy]

it's like  Jewish animal farm...almost

i miss loads of stuff on here. often it's already off the page before i get to it

Out of Egypt
 
Pharaoh, you have only contempt for my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you starve my people and plow under our fields.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come into our villages and slaughter my people.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh, you come and tear down our houses.
The Lord says, “Let my people go!”
Pharaoh Netanyahu, The Lord Almighty says, “Let-my-people-go!”
 
 
 
–Erthona
 
©2014

[bena]

I'm not sure if this is nuclear waste, but it does sting a bit. Mostly because I'm not sure where you were going with it. Hit me over the head next time.

[Erthona]

Thanks Billy.

Mel,

It is simply recasting the Palestinians in the role of the Israelites when they were in Egypt before the Exodus (you may have not read the Bible, but surely you saw the movie?). The Israelites wanted to go (or at least Moses wanted them to go) to the "promised land", the place for their new country. The Palestinians are already on the land, they just want to be recognized as a country, which France just recently said that they will do. After the way this last altercation turned out I think many countries have moved towards the Palestinians side of things, especially as the Prime Minster Netanyahu has almost a sadistic desire to abuse them. Anyway, I thought a little irony was needed.

Dale

[bena]

Knew the story.(from the Bible) Wasn't sure you were being ironic...but I should have known. Sarcasm is hard to detect in text sometimes. Maybe just me being me. (btw, I broke the whole site reconfiguring the fruit...god help us all when I have no brain)

[milo]

Thanks JM, although it seems like you are the only one who wants to touch this one, for whatever reason Although I can't really call it much of a poem, more of a statement or observation really.


Dale

I feel like it says everything it wants to say in the last 2 lines.  The preamble doesn't read particularly interesting or enlightening - so little so that i stopped reading after line 4 the first time and didn't get the joke until someone else commented on it.

Even the end - though effectively sarcastic on the first reading - I wonder how well the metaphor holds up to additional scrutiny.

[Erthona]

Milo,

Politics rarely leads to great poetry. As I noted, this is not much of a poem (if one at all). However your short attention span is not my problem, although suffering from the same malady I do sympathize.

Thanks for giving it a try,

Dale