
Location: Gaza, Palestine a week after the ceasefire Photograph: Duha Hasan
Poem: “Until We Meet in Jerusalem"
By Ali Skaik
Ali Skaik reciting his poem named “Until We Meet in Jerusalem” in Gaza City
Until We Meet in Jerusalem
Theme: Love Letters to Palestine
O Jenin, O Tulkarem,
we bleed the same,
we rise the same.
Under raids and ruins,
we hold on like roots in stone.
You are not alone.
We carry each other.
And oh Jerusalem
And oh Jerusalem
how I dream to pray beneath your sky,
to touch your ancient walls,
to breathe your holy air,
to visit you for a day,
even if it costs me my life.
One day, we’ll meet there
strong, unbroken,
under the call to prayer.