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  • Poem for Rafah

    “They’re not like us though are they…”

    By Lara Spur at The Communists

    Under a roof, in a warm room
    a spoon swirls in tea,
    Biscuits taken from a packet.

    “They’re not like us though are they –
    I mean, they think there’ll be, like,
    72 virgins and all that …”

    This is the settee conversation,
    The topic for this morning.
    They are watching the… Continue reading

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