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If you must die / then I must live / to begin where you left off, although / you have never truly ceased.
Fatena Abu Mostafa
- Gaza Strip
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If you must die / then I must live / to begin where you left off, although / you have never truly ceased.
Fatena Abu Mostafa
- Gaza Strip
They say the echoes of bombing have faded / then why does their sound linger / in every voice / in every breath.
Hala Al-Khatib
- Gaza Strip
My vibrant self drifts away / a toy boat drowned / in the river’s current.
Asmaa Tayser Dwaima
- Gaza Strip
