I am not a scholar, nor an academic of sorts. I do not harbor a Ph.D. nor any kind of Ivy League degree. As of now in my life, I am a girl reading headlines about other girls

there are not many girls left in Gaza.

maybe if you

they found wallet pictures of boy band members in the rubble.

does she await pegasus to rescue her

or pray for wonder woman to arrive at her doorstep

once i believed in

i do not believe in much anymore

but i believe in girls

girls in Gaza.

may you dance.