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Bloodbath in Gaza
While American and Israeli officials
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
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
