Palestine.
Every night
it is so silent where I lay
that I can hear my heartbeat *thump* *thump* *thump*
in my head
outside a night jar coos
and in the distance I hear an owl call to someone unknown

Every night
my brothers and sisters cower in fear
the only lullaby are the sounds of the bombs that whistle overhead
I can hear their heartbeats *thump* *thump* *thump*
never knowing when one will fall on their heads.