“To Alef, the letter
that begins the alphabets
of both Arabic and Hebrew-
two Semitic languages,
sisters for centuries.
May we find the language
that takes us
to the only home there is -
one another's hearts.
Alef knows
That a thread
Of a story
Stitches together
A wound.”
- Ibtisam Barakat, Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, Palestinian-American writer, poet, and educator
This is an example of what poetry should be: carefully constructed with accuracy and exactness.
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