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   If I must die
   by
   Refaat Alareer

   If I must die,
   you must live
   to tell my story
   to sell my things
   to buy a piece of cloth
   and some strings,
   (make it white with a long tail)
   so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
   while looking heaven in the eye
   awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
   and bid no one farewell
   not even to his flesh
   not even to himself—
   sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
   above
   and thinks for a moment an angel is there
   bringing back love
   If I must die
   let it bring hope
   let it be a tale.

   Refaat Alareer was a prominent Palestinian writer, poet, professor, and activist from the Gaza Strip. Killed by an Israeli Air strike December 6th 2023.