Hope Floats By
A Sonnet by Sara Elizabeth Joyce
The global flotilla is stopped
Along with all hope
That food is getting to Gaza
Greta is in chains
Palestinians in pain
It’s clear who is to blame
The IDF treat it like a game
Interrogating heroes
Their own lives inadequate
State sponsor terrorism
Thugs with guns
Never looking up
A girl waits on the beach. She waits.
Till all hope, and her bones have decayed.
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Sara Elizabeth Joyce
Sara Elizabeth Joyce has lived many lives: from cyber security engineer to Senate candidate, from writer to filmmaker, resin artist to set builder. A cat-loving, lesbian trans woman, target shooter, and passionate advocate for the homeless.
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