Due to the situation...
By Esther Lachman in translation
Esther Lachman, an ima and naturopath who lives in Shuva near the Gaza border Translation slightly adapted for clarity Due to the situation, I was asked to cancel my class today Due to the situation, a group will not arrive at the farm this morning Due to the situation, all students will return home at 12:00 Due to the situation, I'm sorry, I won't be able to continue working The situation follows me everywhere To the shower door that remains half open To the technician who canceled a repair To bedtime with my children To the canceled groups and workshops To the canceled studies in Sderot The situation has even followed me To the bedroom I tried to shake it off me like a dog grabbing a garment I tried to scrape it off like chewing gum stuck to the sole I tried watching a movie on Netflix To put on music To go to the library But due to the situation, the library is still closed. The situation worsened when it went after my neighbor too After children in the neighborhood After mothers with babies in the playground Who due to the situation, go out less The situation stresses them out terribly I live 5 km from the fence, are you ready to let me go? I suggested he follow someone else I offered him his own land, I offered him peace, I offered him a state But the situation was so difficult that he didn’t compromise for a minute I was so tired tonight I offered him to follow me from afar, on Facebook, Google, with binoculars that had been forgotten The situation raised an eyebrow and answered: “But I saw in the news that they are talking about the situation for at least another year. What do I get out of stopping being difficult? But the situation followed me with open pleasure Footprints Footprints I try to follow his steps yet repeatedly walk in front of him Turns out that this is the situation You can't pretend The color is red, the sky is blue, the fields are green Give me some hope, I'm trying But it won't come from him, I understand Step after step I try And discover many other footsteps that have been tread In light of the situation New paths are being created
