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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the despicable count dooku has eaten twelve cookies before suppertime
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It's extremely rare for me to not post something because it's too bad. But this was a 4 edible situation
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Do u ever like have an experience that reminds you that you have to keep living?
Like a little kid was asking me where a bunch of books were at the library and he was so polite and gentle and waved to me and told me to have a good day like he was twenty years older than he was and I left that experience like wow yeah we have to keep going for them I need him to have a wonderful and full life
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(Walks back into the room) Hey what are you guys talking about
I’m in it for the money too tbh
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human condition
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herons would love middle aged man fishing culture i think
do you understand my vision
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I’m in it for the money too tbh
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can u draw. gale tummy. to defeat the woke ?
Yeah sure. I’ll even draw him with his hair up which i don’t see too often. Probably due to woke
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this grave keeper edible aint shit
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they’re making red onions woke
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of course they killed my ass with lightning magic
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cats don't even unstick their claws out of things anymore they will just sit there with their claw stuck in a blanket and look at you like this until you unstick it for them
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Need to smoke this shit rn ‼️
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wait check this out
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