Nili Ben-Yehezkel and Emi – Translation from Hebrew
capitulation
It expires, it dies, the rebellion
The proud, the jovial, the red.
Capitulation – a pale widow
Quietly approaches my home.
She will open my fastened teeth,
Release my tightly closed fists,
And assemble a handful of ashes T
o cover the remaining of my ember.
She will withdraw to a remote corner
silently with her head bent down.
And I will know for certain:
the guest Will not leave my home,
she will not leave.