Gathered into the pen #Rafah

Lambs prepared for slaughter,
gathered into the pen,
the shepherd their terror -
Nowhere to run, to hide;
Other turning away,
covering their eyes…
 
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February 14, 2024
Gathered into the pen
 
 
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Poetry, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Rafah, sheep, shepherd, Palestinian Authority, massacre, offensive, refuge, refugee, human shields, Egypt, humanitarian crisis, genocide, terror,
 
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