Tonight We Die As a Family — Mohammed El Kurd (2024)
At the hospital the nurse is startled
a surprise visitor: her husband’s corpse
on a stretcher
he arrived on the backseat of a taxi —
a makeshift hearse.
There are not enough ambulances in Gaza
and more than enough death.
She is livid. Men never listen
I told you to wait until after my shift
I need to tend to the wounded first
I told you tonight we die as a family
we were supposed to die
as a family
