Good Friday poem

 

Noose pin worn by members of the Israeli knesset to show their support for the introduction of the death penalty for Palestinian political prisoners. 

your job is this

a man lies down

across two planks

you hammer nails

into his wrists

into his feet

the nails are long

the nails are thick

the nails are sharp

your job is this

you hammer nails

you do not flinch

you do not stop

your job is this

to never stop

to never flinch

to never think

of them as wrists

to never look

them in the eye

to never hear

the words they cry

you hammer nails

your job is this

your job is this

your job is this