we are not numbers
emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights
We / Are knocked about. We / Weave bloody shrouds.
Crossing through overcrowded Deir Al-Balah on the flight to Rafah. Photo: Haneen Elnaquleh
We’re forced to displace. We
custom-famine face. We
Are knocked about. We
weave bloody shrouds. We
Are air-struck. We
Are shelled ground. We
Are brutally slayed. We
In a masquerade. We
Are burned alive. We
Are watched live. We live
A Genocide!
The day after an airstrike killed Haneen’s neighbor, his wife, and two of their toddlers. Photo: Haneen Elnaquleh
