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Does the Free World Create Borders
by Sohail Salem
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a school destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 27, 2024 [AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana]

My heart is weary, my body is
exhausted, unable to do anything,
and my eyes are dull, as if I have
cried for days without stopping.

The closest border to me is my 
own body, and I cannot protect
it. You will not find anyone in this 
world capable of defending me or
protecting my family … Solidarity
and consolation will leave no mark
without revolutionary action.

It’s like screaming at a cup of cold
water wanting to turn it into hot 
water; even if the whole world 
screamed, it wouldn’t change!

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