Poem
Anat Zecharia
HERZL SAYS
Herzl sayshands up
Herzl says
put your hands on your head
Herzl says to me
count to three
Herzl says
lick your lips
Herzl says to me
get down on your knees
Herzl says inhale the scent
of a man who is good
for your health
Herzl says to me come
let’s strip now
Herzl says, I personally envisioned
you spreading your legs
and turning over.
Herzl, I say
I’m opening wide I’m expanding
I’m looking at my Garden of Eden
which you never knew
because the truth is mine only
when I alone
hold an apple in my mouth.
© Translation: 2010, Lisa Katz
In Hebrew, the game “Simon Says” is “Herzl says”. Herzl is a typical Hebrew men’s name; it is also the last name of Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism known as the seer or “visionary” of the Jewish state.
HERZL SAYS
© 2008, Anat Zecharya
From: Yafa Ahat Kodem
Publisher: Helicon, Tel Aviv
From: Yafa Ahat Kodem
Publisher: Helicon, Tel Aviv
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HERZL SAYS
Herzl sayshands up
Herzl says
put your hands on your head
Herzl says to me
count to three
Herzl says
lick your lips
Herzl says to me
get down on your knees
Herzl says inhale the scent
of a man who is good
for your health
Herzl says to me come
let’s strip now
Herzl says, I personally envisioned
you spreading your legs
and turning over.
Herzl, I say
I’m opening wide I’m expanding
I’m looking at my Garden of Eden
which you never knew
because the truth is mine only
when I alone
hold an apple in my mouth.
© 2010, Lisa Katz
From: Yafa Ahat Kodem
From: Yafa Ahat Kodem
HERZL SAYS
Herzl sayshands up
Herzl says
put your hands on your head
Herzl says to me
count to three
Herzl says
lick your lips
Herzl says to me
get down on your knees
Herzl says inhale the scent
of a man who is good
for your health
Herzl says to me come
let’s strip now
Herzl says, I personally envisioned
you spreading your legs
and turning over.
Herzl, I say
I’m opening wide I’m expanding
I’m looking at my Garden of Eden
which you never knew
because the truth is mine only
when I alone
hold an apple in my mouth.
© 2010, Lisa Katz
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