Clink their
champagne glasses and schmooze
At an embassy in
Jerusalem,
One thing is barely
making the news:
Over
one hundred twelve° Palestinians
Have been killed at
the Gaza Strip
Since March 30 by
Israeli soldiers
Demonstrating their
marksmanship.
Over
13,000° have been
Injured, having
wounds that consist
Of large, gaping
holes in the victims--
Bullet holes the
size of a fist.
The bullets shot
from high-velocity
Weapons on hitting
their target explode
Expanding and
mushrooming inside the body.
Israeli cruelty à la
mode?
People from all
walks of life gathered
To demonstrate and
express their frustration
For living
conditions in their Gaza prison--
An abominable
situation.
Conditions, in fact,
are among
The worst that the
world has seen.
May 14 was the
bloodiest day
Since the strife in
twenty fourteen.
Israelis call it
"self-defense";
It's really
shoot-to-injure or kill.
Are snipers keeping
track of how many
Palestinian coffins
they'll fill?
One uncle never
imagined
That he would need a
body bag.
He carried home his
8-month old niece
Wrapped in a
Palestinian flag.
The people want a
place that's home.
But while
negotiations stall--
And marginalized by
circumstances--
They live inside or
outside a wall.
-by Bob B (5-19-18)
°Based on a report by journalist Sharif Abdel
Kouddous
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