The Divide by Dale Innis on Midjourney AI Art
Polarized
You and I have children
that we love above our own lives.
You know, somewhere down the DNA highway, into the past
a few common strands would put me 50%
in the same DNA group as you.
We might even be 3rd cousins, twice removed.
But today,
We stand on the opposite sides of the Jordan River
on two sides of an abyss, this divide
that clouds our eyesight .
Everything has become so polarized
“If you’re not with us; you’re against us
We now are unable to see the same scene
and see it the same.
Polarized, our hearts break daily, uncertainty reigns.
We are horrified at unfolding events
We are frustrated, anguished and powerless.
We can’t even discuss it across the gaping gorge
Not today, not tomorrow, perhaps never….or perhaps some day…
So we talk about our poetry and show support for creativity
Because, my heart always has your back..I hope for your best…
and I hope you know that.
Maybe the poles that drag us to one side or the other
will cease to be, and will mend, this separation,
that makes it impossible for me to even talk about it…..
and divides so many of us today….like you and me.
Karima Hoisan (Donna Leviash AlMahadin)
November 9, 2023
Costa Rica
the deep sadness that rides my heart so often nowadays could have its roots in what your thoughtful post is about.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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So well put, dear friend. We have become so divided…
Truly…
I love the imagery and metaphors you have created in your amazing poem Karima! 💕🤲🏽💓
Thank you so much Cindy! It’s something I felt I have wanted to say for weeks, but finally the words came. Big hugs &love to you❤️
You said it so beautifully. It’s hard to find the words right now and I know that feeling of waiting for them to emerge. Nicely expressed, again. 💗
Thanks again Cindy…I feel we probably all to some extent feel out of words.🙏
I certain of it-:)
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Well said, dear Karima. I feel every word of this deeply. Hugs <3
Thank you anf hugs you tight🤗
War sucks and there is no winners.
And the innocents suffer…. Thanks Cassa… think we all might agree on what you just said!.
those rockets
glare were everywhere
the payback
is a biotch
oh well
Hmmmmm
as per mr young hey hey outta the blue inta the black. all i lack. showing knowing. boom. nowhere s to go. bummer.
How gorgeous a poem this is with its complicated emotion and timely reading. Beautiful yet poignant words. <3
Ahh thank you for reading and commenting. I have been so mute. I was physically agitated until these words came… they helped me put better into perspective my feelings as the madness continues on. I pray for the end and I pray for peace for all.
Hugs Layla 🕊️ 🤗
It pains a lot, but we helplessly see such things unfolding. Your poem is timely and appropriate. Sadness and emotions are palpable here. Let’s hope better sense prevails 💖
Thank you Kaushal for reading and commenting on this one. Inshallah sense, humanity and compassio will prevail.
Karima, I’m really sorry I missed this when you first wrote it. Although, looking back, I don’t think I was in a place then where I could have responded with a clear mind or any real steadiness.
Reading it now, I feel the weight of that line—“We now are unable to see the same scene / and see it the same.” That sense of standing on opposite sides while still recognizing something shared underneath it comes through very strongly to me.
Over the past couple of years—especially since October 7—I’ve been trying to understand the region more deeply. I’ve been looking closely at Jordan’s relationship with Israel, and also with Hamas and Iran, and I’m finding that the reality is far more layered than I assumed, even living here. The alliances, tensions, and shared interests don’t map cleanly onto the emotional or public narratives we tend to hold.
Your poem sits right in that gap—between what we feel, what we’re told, and what’s actually there. I appreciate you writing it to me, even if it took me time to be able to meet it.
~David
💕🕊️💕 Thank you so much for this reply David.