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Beloved people of Gaza
Treasured heroes of Palestine
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Teachers of love, courage and dignity
Archetype of humanity
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Allow me to kneel down
And wash your feet with my tears
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Kiss your blessed hands
And sprinkle your beautiful faces
With musk and scented rose petals
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While we sat pondering like fools
Utterly helpless
Talking much and doing little
Going round and round in circles
Thinking how to help
What to offer you to relief some of your pain
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As usual
Full of surprises
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You come out to our rescue
Soothe our agony
You offer most precious gifts
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Lessons in bravery
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Steadfastness, patience, perseverance,
Defiance, resilience
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Optimism against all odds
Creativity in the face of utter oblivion
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You’ve demonstrated
We are the captives
You are the free one
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You have chosen resistance over subjugation
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You decided
Never to surrender
Never to be enslaved
Not even to superpowers
Would we ever learn from you?
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Poetry for Palestine 