Lee Diamond – The Self Flagellating Jew
“Because of our sins
We were exiled
from our land”
The Babylonians?
The Romans?
They get off
Scott free!
We sit and mourn
By the rivers of Babylon
And remember
Our sins!
Not those of our enemy
They were only the tools
Of our punishment
For OUR sins
Sins of Idolatry
Sins of baseless hatred!
Our suffering is our fault
See “Aicha”
See lamentations
Hear Jeremiah
“From the North
Will the evil come”
But it’s your
Punishment for yourself
North in Hebrew is צפן
צפן is the root
Of conscience
We self destruct by our
Guilt and conscience
We take the blame
For all our failures!
When our trains crash
We are guilty
When Jews are murdered
We are guilty
When we fight for our lives
We are guilty
Forget the Cossack
Forget the Poles
Forget the Germans
Or the Dutch or French
WE were guilty of
Assimilation
Of Causing God
To hide his face from us!
And now
As we defend ourselves
From Hamas
From the Syrians
From Hizballah
We are again guilty
Again and Again
My soul weeps
For my people
We still sit at the
Rivers of Babylon
And Accuse Ourselves
And remember.
ENOUGH
That’s just what they want!
They know us.!
They know that we self accuse
They are waiting for our self destruct
If we allow it
It won’t be a dream!
