1 Poem by Paul Bamberger

I ONCE ASKED HANNAH ARENDT FOR A DANCE

you who have something
you don’t want to say                                   
let your words drift
in shadows
that aren’t there
let your re-inventions
tell your story
drumbeat silence
drives you
play your cards right
come out even
sigh of relief
be warned
she’s a promise
meant to be kept


Bionote

Paul Bamberger has an MFA Degree from UMass/Amherst, and, until recent retirement, taught at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  His most recent book of poetry is On The Badlands Of New Times (Deerbrook Editions Press, 2018).