Refaat Alareer, If I must die, written in 2011, published online on November 1, 2023
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
(transcript by the American Friends Service Committee)
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this is unbearable. just a little while ago when the baby was born we were lamenting that refaat never got to meet his grandkid and now his grandkid, son in law, and daughter are dead too?! ايه القهر ده!
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There’s evidence that Palestinians in the mass graves (including babies, children, people in medical scrubs) were buried alive.
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friday.. school again.. just kill me its kinder
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The fact that homelessness is controversial tells you everything you need to know about conservatives.
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girl if I miss this train..
me waiting to leave school once they call her and confirm 🧍♀️
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me waiting to leave school once they call her and confirm 🧍♀️
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ITS OVER!! Worst experience of my life
Going to kms
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we talk a lot about ohhhh what if my calling is to be the greatest mammoth hunter ever and I'm wasting my talents in the modern era but we never think about what if Thog from 30,000 BCE was the only person ever born who could get a sub-7min Donkey Kong Country any%, and he never got the chance. what about thog
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ok how will i leave school early
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Did we miss the part where Biden's stance on Palestine is uniquely aggressive and oppressive even in the context/low bar of American politics. I feel like I'm losing my mind everytime someone brings up a hypothetical "well it could be worse" when the Gaza strip has dealt with the equivalent impact to a fucking nuclear assault.
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