Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCXLVIII: "a Mina plush doll, blood-stained and headless"
West Bank on mute
a Mina plush doll blood-stained
and headless
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCXLIX: "patchworked tents"
rain pitter-pattering
on rows of patchworked tents ...
a Gazan child
stares out at the puddle
with rippling gray skies
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCL: "a Palestinian doll"
twisted rebar heap
a Palestinian doll's eyes
jammed open
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLI: "Sde Teiman"
crimson twilight
at the edge of Sde Teiman
a scream snaps in two
FYI: +972 Magazine, Independent Journalism from Israel-Palestine, NewsLetter, Nov. 18, 2025:
Torture, neglect, and starvation: new data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody
Read the full report on +972 Magazine.
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLII: "summary execution"
their hands raised
into the thinning light ...
a soldier
fires without a word
as Jenin’s skies darken
FYI: Jenin is a city in the West Bank, Palestine. And CBC News, Nov. 28 2025: UN says killing of 2 Palestinians in West Bank looks like 'summary execution'
...The UN and B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, say since Oct. 7th, more than 1000 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied territories and that Israelis are acting with impunity...
