 Beloved people of Gaza
Treasured heroes of Palestine
 Teachers of love, courage and dignity
Archetype of humanity
  Allow me to kneel down
And wash your feet with my tears
 Kiss your blessed hands
And sprinkle your beautiful faces
With musk and scented rose petals
   While we sat pondering like fools
Utterly helpless
Talking much and doing little
Going round and round in circles
Thinking how to help
What to offer you to relief some of your pain
 As usual
Full of surprises, 
You come out to our rescue
Soothe our agony
You offer most precious gifts
     Lessons in bravery
 Steadfastness, patience, perseverance,
Defiance, resilience
 Optimism against all odds
Creativity in the face of utter oblivion
     You’ve demonstrated;
We are the captives
You are the free ones
  You chose resistance over subjugation
 
You decided
Never to surrender
Never to be enslaved
Not even to superpowers
Would we ever learn from you?
 
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