But What About Poor Palestine?

As life in Israel flourishes

For Israelis, it's not so fine--

As many conditions deteriorate--

For the poor people of Palestine.

Chances of a two-state solution

Dwindle, which is not a good sign

As settlement expansions increase,

Affecting the people of Palestine.

For Palestinians imprisoned in Gaza,

The infrastructure is in a decline.

Will Gaza be uninhabitable for

The poor people of Palestine?

Defining what is their land, Israeli

Lawmakers draw a hard line:

This land belongs to the Jews, they say,

Forgetting the people of Palestine.

Cuts in economic aid

And hospital care will undermine

The health and quality of life

Of the poor people of Palestine?

Will an Israeli apartheid regime

Be the ultimate design,

Or will there be hope for the poor

Struggling people of Palestine?

-by Bob B (10-22-18)