Oh Say Can You See.

AuthorNye, Naomi Shihab
PositionPoem

OH SAY CAN YOU SEE I'd like to take Donald Trump to Palestine, set him free in the streets of Ramallah or Nablus amidst all the winners who never gave up in 68 years. They'd like to make their country great again too, if only their hands weren't tied by the weapons our country buys. Let's talk about who belongs where, how a Jewish immigrant to Israel is treated better than someone who tended a tree for a hundred years. Who lies? Let's talk about lies. Give it a shout, Don! They built a wall so ugly, kids must dream of flying over, or burrowing under, and it didn't solve anything. I'd wrap a keffiyeh around his orange head, tuck some warm...

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