I Am Speechless
I am speechless because this is just — okay
This is allowed
They are allowed to invade
They are allowed to indiscriminately bomb people
They are allowed to deprive them of resources
As long as they’re Black or Brown
And not White
I am speechless because they have suffered in silence
For years
Even though Western media will have you believe it started on October 7th
And that’s just okay
It’s okay to spread lies like this
To protect the people worth protecting
And them only
And it’s just okay
I’m speechless because the spotlight is on these trivial events
Of celebrities playing dress up with $75,000
While children are starving and being bombed
The spotlight is on false portrayals of the protestors
And fictional stories about anti-semitism done by said protestors
The spotlight is on transgender people
And the made-up danger they are to society and the world as a whole
Rather than the real danger to the world
I am speechless because I could not fathom the experience
The experience of hearing bombs throughout the night
The experience of being bombed when you try to go for resources
The experience of being raped with your husband forced to watch
The experience of being safe, but knowing your family is not
And that you could get news of one of them dying
At any moment
I am speechless
So speechless that I’m only just writing this
Because for months, I couldn't put this absolute horror into words
Knowing that I look like I don’t care
Writing about everything else
That I could fathom
I’m speechless
Because they have nowhere to go
And the world is hardly batting an eye.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
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