My Homeland Is Not A Suitcase, And

For The Arabs In Israel There Is Always A Tension Between Nationality And Identity.

And You Became Like Coffee, In The Deliciousness, And The Bitterness, And The Addiction.

The Days Have Taught You Not To Trust Happiness Because It Hurts When It Deceives.

I Want To Find A Language That Transforms Language Itself Into Steel For The Spirit--a Language To Use Against These Sparkling Insects, These Jets.

The Stars Had Only One Task: They Taught Me How To Read. They Taught Me I Had A Language In Heaven And Another Language On Earth.