And I tell myself, a moon will rise from my darkness.

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

Without hope we are lost.

I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews.

And what I don't understand I grasp it only when it's too late.

She does not love you. Your metaphors thrill her you are her poet. But that's all there's to it.

To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.