my father worked in Palestine in the 90s
i was too young to remember
my sister age two saw his face on the
television somewhere behind Arafat
and was afraid it meant he was trapped inside
the tv box forever
padraig o'tuama is an Irish poet leader
student of troubles
who does truth & reconciliation work
in Northern Ireland
he once said that
the most powerful
question
he ever asks
is a simple one --
"what do you want?"
my sister
very much
wanted to know
if Yasser Arafat likes apple sauce
and if her father
was trapped in a box forever
many children are still waiting for their answers
many children are never asked
many children are gone
and cannot answer.
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