PUBLISHED WORKS
These Words Are Not Written
By Natalie Zellat Dyen
Published in the Jewish Writing Project
Sarah waited
by the mountain.
Where the man with the knife
had taken the boy.
Sarah worried.
These words are not written.
But we know they are true.
Sarah waited
for the son born late.
For the husband
consumed by a covenant
that promised the unimaginable.
And demanded the unspeakable.
The man with the knife.
Sarah worried.
These words are not written.
But we know they are true.
Sarah worried about the boy.
That’s what mothers do.
And those who are not mothers
Worry about those who are not their children.
These words are not written.
But we know they are true.
Sarah would not see
the scrolls that bore their names.
Genesis of a people who endured the unimaginable.
And the unspeakable.
Survivors and scholars.
And strong women
who changed the world.
As they worried about their children.
These words are not written.
But we know they are true.
NEWS
My first short story, Finding Her Voice, was published in the Spring issue of the Willow Review. You can also read These Words Are Not Written, a poem published in the Jewish Writing Project.
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