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a poem for my grief on Palestine

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Ahmad Ibsais
Jan 18, 2024
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Why?

Because this world is passing words,

Ones which I can no longer form,

And you are the poem 

Why?

Because I see your faces in every place, in the trees, in the breeze

your screams in every sound, and grief in every tear

Why?

Because you dare to be planted in the same earth you grew from

Because fire spreads. 

Burnt wood breaks. 

Timber scorches the earth as yo…

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