Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

I've never really been

"...And they approved my way..."

I've never really been

Might is
Something
Born

I have known to observe
At a stranger
During my entire
Life.

I have known to labor
At the beginning of the
Night
In a disappointing light --

That's the way when one
Purchasing an understanding
Without a homeland.

And they approved my way
Just from the existence
Of my
Lips

I have never truly Been
In this world.






Article © Tali Cohen Shabtai. All rights reserved.
Published in the May 3, 2021 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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