John S Green, author of Whimsy Park: Children's Poems for the Whole Family, currently resides in Amman,
Jordan (having just relocated from Bethlehem, Palestine) with his wife. He is a househusband who loves cooking
but dislikes dusting.
hummus not hubris
I'm
sure
there are
parents in
Gaza, a cage like
open-air prison, who still sing.
Although perhaps at the moment
with silent horror
just prayers
for each
child's
soul