Palestine, a series: Sorrow

He talks about Palestine like people talk about their families

like I talk about my parents' divorce and my struggling little brothers

like Katie talked about her dad leaving

like I think about breaking up with Cyle

"Palestine..."

still its a beautiful word coming out of his mouth.
it makes him swallow a lot and he teaches with silence.

normally his words are hardened;
this is a fact of life.
"the Palestinians are losing hope."