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Omar Fares Abu Shawish was one of the first civilians killed on Oct. 7, struck as he jogged along the Nuseirat beach.
But whatever you do / do not look up at the sky / That gray sky with its black clouds.
The season of dreamers and poets, of hot chocolate and dark rich colors, has lost the joy it used to bring.

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One year ago Israel killed 21 members of my family. This has driven me to speak louder for Palestinians.
Israel forces Palestinians to re-live the trauma of losing their homes, when they must use their contents as firewood.
For many, the attack on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital left both the living and the dead beyond recognition.
Once upon a time / In a land not so far / A people lived in peace / How pure they truly are!
Hush! Listen closely! Can you hear someone’s last breath / Can you hear it? Can you feel it? / Can you imagine it?
Had not this year gone by, I’d never know / That three hundred sixty-five days unfold / In ink-black shadows.

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