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Gideon and Ali
Gideon and Ali were very good friends
They went to the same school in Hadar
From old news papers they built a kite,
Together flew it into blue sky
Some times they walked to the beach
Swimming and throwing stones into the sea
Or walked up the Carmel Mount
And sat under the shadow of an Olive Tree
Though, they always wondered
Why could they never visit each other’s homes?
Before they grew older and stoped to fly kites
They made a pact of eternal friendship
Together they wrote their first poem:
Poem of love and peace
They only started to dream of a big future
When Gideon was called to join the army…
Ali stayed home, writing poems of love
Some times poems demanding equality
He also wrote endless letters to Gideon
Reminding him of their friendship
And when Gideon was on leave
They still sat under the shadow of the Olive Tree
One night Ali woke up when the police arrived
In the name of national security!
They said…
Arrested his father and blew up his home
Ali went to live under the shadow of the Olive Tree
The day that Gideon leaves the army
On a blue bus to meet his friend
Gideon, smiling, embraces Ali
Ali is crying and pulls the trigger
Big explosion! Shatters lives!
Time stops… Gideon’s left shoe and
Ali’s glasses frame is all that’s left…
The bus is a black wreck of twisted iron
The Olive Tree losses its leaves.
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