Se eu tiver de morrer

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 (1979–2023), poeta palestiniano morto na Faixa de Gaza por um bombardeamento aéreo de Israel, no dia 6 de dezembro de 2023. Este poema foi publicado pelo próprio autor cinco semanas antes de morrer, na sua conta pessoal da rede social X

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