There is Something to Say
But why me? Quiet
so far, I thought I would come
out of my garbled
stain, a stain that will
be removed. Israel is
who I am and I
will always be an
extension of this open
declaration of
fact. Why only grow
old now? Enough rest, I say:
Nuclear peace is
the energy of
brittle risk in a world where
tomorrow may be
too late; as Germans
we offer physical crime,
this is the future—
our partnership will
not delete the usual
excuses. I’m sick
of broken silence
and the hypocrisy of
the West; forgive those
who require silence,
renounce the use of force. The
authority of
a free nuclear
capability is the
review of Monday.
[via English-Hebrew-German-English-Arabic, Bing translator]
Sourced via uncredited English translation:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/05/gunter-grass-israel-poem-iran
