Grape Juice on the Page
A Poem for Palestine, Gaza, and unity
Dip pen in grape juice
Watch it splotch down ungracefully, drunk
Like a writer who choked back too many words
But still managed to blurt out all the right things at the wrong times
Sip back soliloquys that no one asked for
Like how everyone is high on Shakespeare's barely comprehensible word vomit in poofy pantaloons
(I think it's ridiculous how much power we give old white people)
So sit back and sip on aged grape juice
Color of blood dripping down bombed-out neighborhoods and call it "self defense"
Use what's left of broken windows and cracked wall chunks to rebuild (again) a mosaic of struggle and resilience
Always rebuild, write poetry and use lined pages to fill jagged cracks
Patch up bodies with stitched together stanzas
A prayer barely strung together from makeshift tent blankets
It's amazing what you can create when everything around is trying to erase you
Be the grape vine wrapped tightly around this land, rooted
The leaves, casting shade like a brave mother's arms praising Allah for bringing her child home from getting flour
Be the juice, sticky and sweet like a memory you never want to let go of
Never let go of your loved ones
And fuck learning Shakespeare's tragedies, learn about what's actually going on in the world today.
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
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Comments (18)
Congratulations on Top Story!! - Well Done!!!
oops, I forgot to give congrats for the Top Story.🎉 🎉 🎉
EXACTLY!! I am in total agreement; great job, very heartfelt. Time to stop!!
Excellent message. Love your poem.
Healthy juice
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Damn you hit with this one, Staritng out all poetic then smack us with a lessons in life. Get back to the baiscs and learn to live on our own is wonderful message. DOnt rely on others and what we have shoved down our gullets. ( thats what I got) I absolutely love your writing Congratulations I
Oh my god. First of all, congrats on your top story here; it was well-deserved. Secondly, I'm all with criticizing Shakespeare. Thirdly, and above all, I sensed this in my bones. The "high canon" of what is regarded as "classical" contrasts with the parasites of the nation-state sucking us dry in this evil and degraded world. It made my bones tingle. I'm still looking at what I said, but I can't quite put into words how much this shocked me. Fantastic piece, just amazing. Regards: https://thenullsbrawl.de/
You created a masterful piece for Gaza, echoing horror and violence from past genocide and war. Very raw, very heartbreaking
Oh my goodness. First of all congratulations on your top story here, definitely earned, second I am so here for dissing Shakespeare. But third and most importantly I felt this to my bones. The contrast of "high canon" of what's considered "classical" contrasting this wicked and depraved world we live in being sucked dry by the parasites of the Nation-State. It chilled me to my bones. Even now I'm looking at my words, yet failing to find language for how much this shook me. Marvelous piece, absolutely marvelous.
This story is fantastic! Thank you for sharing.
The imagery of using grape juice as ink, the juxtaposition of Shakespeare's influence with the harsh realities of the world, and the call to focus on present-day issues all create a vivid and impactful narrative.
My first thoughts were, "Great, you got a vampire drinking blood and a bread child. No idea what that has to do with Gaza?" then I saw Pope articles.. Allllrighty then.
Incredible piece. it is biting yet so very true. Well done!!!
Can you also read my story for one minutes so that I can earn as I read yours 5 minutes because it was interesting
Oneg.... this was .. remarkable! I loved and deeply felt the part that said: "It's amazing what you can create when everything around is trying to erase you" I truly believe this should be a TS.. It's a masterpiece, truly.
I adore this, it's biting and powerful. Really great work. 🩵
People should indeed read and learn. Too bad they don't want to huh?