Monday, May 13, 2024

Tonight We Die as a Family


(c) Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency

Tonight We Die as a Family

by Mohammed El-Kurd

 

At the hospital the nurse is startled 
a surprise visitor: her husband's corpse 
on a stretcher 
he arrived in the backseat of a taxi–
a makeshift hearse.
There are not enough ambulances in Gaza 
and more than enough death.
She is livid. Men never listen 
I told you wait till after my shift 
I need to tend to the wounded first 
I told you tonight we die as a family 

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