Picrew Tag Game!
I was tagged by @odeblr to cattify myself using this picrew! Thank you so much, Ezra :)
The blue spots represent the streaks of blue I currently have in my hair! The glasses on my cat self are almost identical to my real ones, so I couldn't not use them :)
I will tag @jongside, @faceglitchsworld, @solaysa, @snoos-tattoos, @seohosincerely, @toxicrevolver, @luvrli, @shadow-of-tea-and-tea, @littlebookworm69, @asoulsreverie and @chronosik only if you want! As always, if you see this and would like to do it too, feel more than welcome!
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All I Think About is Palestine
All I think about is Palestine.
I sit at my desk at work,
designing buildingsΒ
All I can think is
"70% of homes in Gaza don't exist anymore, they have been reduced to piles of rubble, flattened into the earth by the bombs and tanks of the Israeli Occupation Force"
All I think about is Palestine
I have a discussion
about schooling
with a childhood friend
I mention thatΒ
I minored in Anthropology
All I can think is
"More than 200 heritage and archeological sites in Palestine have been wiped from the map - places of culture and historical significance that the next generation will never see."
All I think about is Palestine
I make myself dinner
in a skillet on my stove
It is not the onion
that is making me cry
I reach for the olive oil
and my hand shakes
All I can think is
"The world's oldest olive trees are burning, and their tenders scream because the olive trees cannot, and then their tenders burn too."
All I think about is Palestine
It is raining outside
I sit by the window
as it tips and taps
agains the glass
warm mug of something
in my hands
All I can think is
"It is illegal, for the people of Palestine to collect rainwater, it is illegal for the people of Palestine to own wells, it seems that to Israel it is illegal for the people of Palestine to be anything but thirsty"
All I think about is Palestine
I go to the craft storeΒ
to buy paint
"It is a punishable offense for Palestinians to create with the colors of their flag - not even to paint a watermelon"
I pull on my favorite sweater
my alma mater's name
emblazoned across the chest
"Every Palestinian University has been bombed by Israel"
I go to the library
for books and to research
"60% of Bookshops and Libraries in Gaza have been decimated, desecrated, and destroyed."
A school bus drives by
full of children
"Many schools in Gaza are no longer places of education, and instead play host to occupying forces who tear up finger paintings and rip up essays, and decide this will be their next military base."
I hear the ambulance no actually
I hear a six year old crying
"I'm so scared, please come"
I watch a mother
put her child in a car seat
"A woman dragged her two children fourteen kilometers, nearly nine miles, in their car seats - do you remember that photo? I remember that photo"
I get my pay stub
fourteen dollarsΒ
goes to my health insuranceΒ
"In Gaza, children are being amputated, women are giving birth, men are undergoing surgery - and there is no anesthesia for any of them"
My birthday was in December
I turned 26
My brother's birthday is in April
He's turning 23
"Motaz just turned 25, Plestia just turned 22, Bisan was born the same year as me."
I pay my taxes
and scream into a pillow
"My money is being used to kill Palestinians"
My mom asks me,
why I don't postΒ
my makeup looks to Instagram anymore
"It will not help Palestine"
I write to my congressmen
- another shipment of arms goes to Israel
I call my senators
- they put me on hold
I make a donation
- the funds are frozen
All.
I.
Think.
About.
Is.
Palestine.
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23/03/2009 - 11/04/2021
Love you more than most things in this world. Thank you for being my friend.
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