{"id":593,"date":"2024-05-20T09:33:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/home\/?p=593"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:33:05","slug":"oh-rascal-children-of-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aachips.co\/blog\/oh-rascal-children-of-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Rascal Children of Gaza &#8211; Poem by Khaled Juma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 data-heading=\"[**Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza**](https:\/\/nerdalicious.com.au\/poets-stage\/khaled-juma-oh-rascal-children-of-gaza\/)\"><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdalicious.com.au\/poets-stage\/khaled-juma-oh-rascal-children-of-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-tooltip-position=\"top\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/nerdalicious.com.au\/poets-stage\/khaled-juma-oh-rascal-children-of-gaza\/\"><strong>Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Khaled Juma<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Oh rascal children of Gaza,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You who filled every morning with rush and chaos,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Come back \u2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And scream as you want,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And break all the vases,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Steal all the flowers,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Come back,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Just come back\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"heading-collapse-indicator collapse-indicator collapse-icon\"><\/div>\n<h4 data-heading=\"JVL Commentary\">JVL Commentary<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KhaledJuma-300x300.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Palestinian poet and playwright Khaled Juma was raised in Al-Shaboura Palestinian Refugee Camp, in the Gaza Strip. 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