RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ISRAEL AT WAR
The Escalator
It’s personal now
An explosion next to the coastal home
Of Benjamin Netanyahu
A drone directed by Hezbollah
With the fingerprints of Iran
It marks a new phase of the war:
Calculated and deliberate assassination
The escalator of war is rising
Israel has killed the leader of Hezbollah
Israel has killed the leader of Hamas
Israel has leveled Gaza
Israel has struck inside Lebanon and Iran
The borders no longer apply
The limits no longer operate
We have reached new heights of warfare
And the escalator still rises
A year ago peace seemed possible
The Saudis were prepared to recognize
The sovereign Israeli state
Now they move closer to Iran
Now the Israelis are outcast
Iran is the defender of Gaza
Iran is the defender of Lebanon
And still the escalator rises
There is no end to war
The escalator rises
And we cannot find the door
