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Feb 2020
Epitaph for a Palestinian Child
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.

Originally published by Romantics Quarterly
"Epitaph for a Palestinian Child" has become one of my most popular poems on the Internet; the last time I checked with Google it appeared on over 400 web pages.
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Written by
Michael R Burch  62/M/Nashville, Tennessee
(62/M/Nashville, Tennessee)   
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