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Remember
Remember
In memory of Juliano Mer Khamis
our paths
never
crossed
work
mind
ideology
daily
I’m
sure
artist
teacher
director
advocate
intellect
father
son
funny
man
much more
5 bullets
casings on the
floor
blood painting the pavement
masked gunman
gone
people chattering
fingers pointing
Israeli
media
and politicians
sharpening knives
won’t let
him rest
five minutes
before digging in
for
points
serving an agenda
he fought daily
won’t
let his kids
process
breathe
mourn
break
down
gasp for breath
don’t know
what runs
through
someone’s veins
before that trigger
is
pulled
what excuse
what idea
allowed
oxygen to
enter
that motion
wanted to meet you
shake
hands
share coffee
say
keep working
it is
appreciated
it is loved
it is felt
now
rest in
peace
rest assured
your memory will
be a theater
open nights
until justice is served
freedom is
brought
and a stage is set
that pities this
landscape
Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet,
writer, and activist living in New York City. He is the
editor of *Poets For Palestine* and the author of the newly
released collection of poetry and CD, *Poetic Injustice:
Writings on Resistance and Palestine. *For more information,
visit www.PoeticInjustice.net
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