The Ocean of Wisdom

 

 

Ignore the checkpoints and the chains

Sail over the rivers of tears

Praise a dream that has given birth to a million nightmares

 

We resist from our slums

You resist from the podium

Beloved of Hollywood, Ocean of Wisdom:

Can liberated celebrities
bring freedom to a people?

 

David you embrace or Mao

The aboriginals were subjugated

In Hebrew or in Mandarin

The land was appropriated

 

 

They’ll hide the sun under your crimson robe

Drown the truth in your words of hope

 

Go!

Leave my aching land alone

To Lhasa
             I support your right of return

 

 

January 23, 2006

 

Marking the Dalai Lama’s visit to Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ben Gurion’s immigration to Palestine.