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You Were Just in Line for Flour / They Rained on You

A Sky-ku for Gaza and the Flour Massacre of February 29, 2024

By Oneg In The ArcticPublished about a year ago 1 min read
You Were Just in Line for Flour / They Rained on You
Photo by Julian Andres Carmona Serrato on Unsplash

if only the mail

was faster than a bullet

you'd get my goodbye

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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

Water is Life ✊

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    Original narrative & well developed characters

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  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Wow! Did that knock me down or what? Extremely deep and gave me an extended version of pause.

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago

    A poem more powerful than a locomotive! ⚡♥️⚡

  • ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTYabout a year ago

    so short yet so poignant.. good one, friend! :)

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