losing someone you know
losing family members you wanted to know but never had a chance to
What life wisdom would you have wanted to share?
we’re moved by a hunger to learn more about the untold
loved ones know our survival depends on Things passed down
I dream of visiting Palestine one day
except it will be unrecognizable
because after all, it is the beating heart of a human that makes a place memorable
photos I will never be able to take of you
stories I will never be able to hear from you
Palestinian clothing I will never be able to see worn on your living body
a long withstanding, intricately woven fabric now undone
mind begins to fray picturing pieces torn apart
your joys
your sorrows
your shortcomings
songs never again to be moved by
the indignities you must have faced while being forced to leave your home
What pain does that produce?
believe it when They see it and so we’ve all seen what will never be forgotten
the last remaining memory of you is the depiction of your faceless human remains
that is what They have accepted as wrong
Palestinians choose to protect Palestine
homeland loved by my ancestors for reasons I may never wholly experience
rest assured by my living presence
the wholeness of your humanity I will preserve in memory and spirit
for my grandmother
رسمية محمد جلال غانم
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