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One
Hand Clapping
by Jeanne Marie Spicuzza
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
Zen Koan
It defies all reason
this one hand clapping
the sound of
a Nazi salute
(Hitler wasn't the only monster
to tarnish our history)
the sound of
hate
realizing our fate
a father losing his son
a melody done
a child huddled in fear
a mother screaming
in anguish,
her baby's face
blown off
there is no destruction of the enemy
only destruction of ourselves
the echo of a race
the sound of
once was
peeling skin color
religion
and differences
drifting away
out of body
what is left
only one
the sound of
death
a person
alone
the sound of
terror
the sound of
injustice
greed and pride
it is silence
one hand clapping
defies all reason
one hand clapping,
the other,
a clenched fist
and closed heart
turning its back
on humanity
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