God Hid His Face
Reyzl Zychlinsky
1948
All roads led to death,
Every road.
All winds breathed betrayal,
Every wind.
In every doorway, vicious dogs barked,
In all the doorways.
All the waters laughed at us,
All the waters.
Every night grew greasy with our fear,
Every night.
And the heavens were naked and empty,
All the heavens.
And God hid his face.
Translated by .
Kathryn
Hellerstein
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