Wow. Thankyou - that's not big enough but thankyou anyway - for choosing and sharing the words, the heart. You know, don't you, that the spirit of the poet, the glimmer of the soul of the holding hands across generations, across time and place, is reaching out to hold your hand too in firm gratitude? This grace of standing firm in the storm, truth in one hand, story in the other, is both the camaraderie and family of poetry.
Hell, she's not just holding your hand, she's giving you a hug.
I have read this one before and it hits you hard how everything described is happening all over again. It heartbreaking to see the genocide unfold but like you pointed out we must maintain grit and keep speaking up and showing up for Palestine.
That's a powerful poem. Thanks for sharing.
I think so too. Thank you for reading, Ambata.
Wow. Thankyou - that's not big enough but thankyou anyway - for choosing and sharing the words, the heart. You know, don't you, that the spirit of the poet, the glimmer of the soul of the holding hands across generations, across time and place, is reaching out to hold your hand too in firm gratitude? This grace of standing firm in the storm, truth in one hand, story in the other, is both the camaraderie and family of poetry.
Hell, she's not just holding your hand, she's giving you a hug.
I have read this one before and it hits you hard how everything described is happening all over again. It heartbreaking to see the genocide unfold but like you pointed out we must maintain grit and keep speaking up and showing up for Palestine.
Stunning.