I Am You

I Am You

I Am You

A poem from 2012 by the late Dr. Refaat Alareer – murdered by ‘Israel’ on Friday, December 8, 2023, that will absolutely mesmerize you: “I am you”

Two steps: one, two. Look in the mirror: The horror, the horror! The butt of your M-16 on my cheekbone The yellow patch it left The bullet-shaped scar expanding Like a swastika, Snaking across my face, The heartache flowing Out of my eyes dripping Out of my nostrils piercing My ears flooding The place. Like it did to you 70 years ago Or so.

I am just you. I am your past haunting Your present and your future. I strive like you did. I fight like you did. I resist like you resisted And for a moment, I’d take your tenacity As a model, Were you not holding The barrel of the gun Between my bleeding Eyes.

One. Two. The very same gun The very same bullet That had killed your Mom And killed your Dad Is being used, Against me, By you.

Mark this bullet and mark in your gun. If you sniff it, it has your and my blood. It has my present and your past. It has my present. It has your future. That’s why we are twins, Same life track Same weapon Same suffering Same facial expressions drawn On the face of the killer, Same everything Except that in your case The victim has evolved, backward, Into a victimizer. I tell you. I am you. Except that I am not the you of now.

I do not hate you. I want to help you stop hating And killing me. I tell you: The noise of your machine gun Renders you deaf The smell of the powder Beats that of my blood. The sparks disfigure My facial expressions. Would you stop shooting? For a moment? Would you?

All you have to do Is close your eyes (Seeing these days Blinds our hearts.) Close your eyes, tightly So that you can see In your mind’s eye. Then look into the mirror. One. Two. I am you. I am your past. And killing me, You kill you.

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Joy to the Queers

There's laughing in the streets,

Sounds of good joy

Flags flow in the wind,

Music blasting in the open air

And to think,

That what got us here

Was Black trans women

And drag queens

After decades of hate,

We finally thrive

After decades of fear

We finally strive

Queer history is here,

And we will not hide

We will not sit and watch

The tides go by

Queer joy is important,

Maybe more than pride

Joy that we are here,

Joy that others are near

Joy that we can live

Not just survive

Joy that all of us

Can finally thrive

Joy to the Queers,

Ignoring the jeers

Joy to the Queers,

Well into their years

Sipping on beer

Joy to the Queers,

Who died

But were not forgotten

Joy to us all,

For making it this far

As we march in the streets,

People will hear us sing

No one can ignore,

The joy of a thousand Queers


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O' Children of Watermelon Seeds and Olive Trees

O' Children of Watermelon Seeds,

tell me of your dreams

The one's where Father returns,

and Mother was always there

And Sister and Brother

can hold hands and dance

The ones where the buzzing of planes,

is nothing but a distant nightmare

O' Children of Olive Trees,

I know your blood runs deep

It gathers in the soil,

like Nature's finest oil

The trees care for you,

as you did for them

I wish I could be there for you,

as I know you'd be here for me

O' Children of the Red Sea,

I wish to listen to thee

But the phone is dead,

and the line is flattening

I wish not to hear your death's rattle,

but I know that if I don't,

we willl lose this Battle

O' Children of the East,

you're not the beast they say your are

You have the kindest hearts,

and the warmest smiles

When in reality,

It's the West that's vile

I know the people are not to blame

but those who supply and deny

This, and prior, Genocides

O' Leaders of the West

it's you who are the most Vile

You wish to sit in Denile

while blood is tainting the morale

Do you wish for more Oil?

Why else do you bomb their Soil?

O' Terrors of the Blue and White,

you are the very thing that killed your grandmothers and grandfathers

You Genocide and Terrorize,

like it's 1941

You monopolize on prior hate,

but Zionism isn't profitable

The world is watching,

and we'll laugh at your mistakes

All while holding up the children of

Watermelon Seeds and Olive Trees


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