Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:16
"What I Will"
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"ืžื” ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื”"
00:18
I will not dance to your war drum.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืจืงื•ื“ ืœืฆืœื™ืœ ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœืš.
00:22
I will not lend my soul nor my bones to your war drum.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืชืŸ ืืช ื ืฉืžืชื™ ื•ืœื ืืช ืขืฆืžื•ืชื™ ืœืชื•ืฃ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœืš.
00:25
I will not dance to that beating.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืจืงื•ื“ ืœืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ืชื™ืคื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื”.
00:27
I know that beat.
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืืช ื”ืžืงืฆื‘.
00:29
It is lifeless.
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ื”ื•ื ื ื˜ื•ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื.
00:31
I know intimately that skin you are hitting.
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืจ ื‘ื• ืืชื” ืžื›ื”.
00:34
It was alive once,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ ืคืขื,
00:36
hunted, stolen,
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ื ื™ืฆื•ื“, ื ื’ื ื‘,
00:38
stretched.
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ื ืžืชื—.
00:40
I will not dance to your drummed-up war.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืจืงื•ื“ ืœืžืœื—ืžื” ื”ืžืชื•ืคืคืช ืฉืœืš.
00:43
I will not pop, spin, break for you.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืงืคื•ืฅ, ืืกืชื•ื‘ื‘, ืื• ืืฉื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš.
00:46
I will not hate for you
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืฉื ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš
00:48
or even hate you.
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืืฉื ื ืื•ืชืš.
00:50
I will not kill for you.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืื”ืจื•ื’ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš.
00:52
Especially I will not die for you.
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ื•ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืœื ืืžื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš.
00:56
I will not mourn the dead with murder nor suicide.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืื‘ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืžืชื™ื ื‘ืจืฆื— ืื• ื‘ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
00:59
I will not side with you or dance to bombs
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืฆื•ื“ื“ ื‘ืš ืื• ืืจืงื•ื“ ืœืคืฆืฆื•ืช
01:01
because everyone is dancing.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืจื•ืงื“ื™ื.
01:03
Everyone can be wrong.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื˜ืขื•ืช.
01:05
Life is a right, not collateral or casual.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื–ื›ื•ืช, ืœื ื”ื“ื“ื™ืช ืื• ืžืงืจื™ืช.
01:09
I will not forget where I come from.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืฉื›ื— ืžืื™ืคื” ื‘ืืชื™.
01:11
I will craft my own drum.
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ืื ื™ ืืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฃ ืฉืœื™.
01:13
Gather my beloved near,
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ืืืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืืœื™,
01:15
and our chanting will be dancing.
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ื•ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ืจื™ืงื•ื“.
01:17
Our humming will be drumming.
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ื”ื”ืžื”ื•ื ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชื™ืคื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:19
I will not be played.
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ืœื ืืชืŸ ืฉื™ืฉื—ืงื• ื‘ื™.
01:21
I will not lend my name nor my rhythm to your beat.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืชืŸ ืืช ืฉืžื™ ืื• ืืช ื”ืงืฆื‘ ืฉืœื™ ืœืงืฆื‘ ืฉืœืš.
01:25
I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance.
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ืื ื™ ืืจืงื•ื“ ื•ืืชื ื’ื“ ื•ืืจืงื•ื“ ื•ืืชืžื™ื“ ื•ืืจืงื•ื“.
01:29
This heartbeat is louder than death.
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ื“ืคื™ืงื•ืช ื”ืœื‘ ื”ืืœื• ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื•ืช.
01:32
Your war drum ain't louder
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ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœืš ืœื ื—ื–ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:34
than this breath. Haaa.
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ืžื”ื ืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื–ื•. ื”ืื.
01:38
What's up TED people? Let me hear you make some noise.
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ืžื” ื ืฉืžืข ืื ืฉื™ TED? ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืื•ืชื›ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืงืฆืช ืจืขืฉ.
01:41
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:43
A bunch of pacifists.
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ื—ื‘ื•ืจืช ืคืฆื™ืคื™ืกื˜ื™ื.
01:46
Confused, aspiring pacifists.
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ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœื™ื, ืฉื•ืืคื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืฆื™ืคื™ืกื˜ื™ื.
01:49
I understand.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื”.
01:53
I've been wrong a lot lately.
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ื˜ืขื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
01:58
Like a lot.
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ืžืžืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื”.
02:00
So I couldn't figure out
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ืื– ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
02:03
what to read today.
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ืžื” ืœืงืจื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
02:05
I mean, I've been saying I've been prepping.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™.
02:08
What that means is prepping my outfit,
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ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
02:10
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:12
prepping options,
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ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช,
02:14
trying to figure out what I'm coming behind
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ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจื™ ืžื” ืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื”
02:16
and going in front of.
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ื•ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืคื ื™.
02:19
Poetry does that.
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ืฉื™ืจื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”.
02:21
It preps you. It aims you.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื›ื™ื ื” ืื•ืชืš. ื”ื™ื ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืื•ืชืš.
02:24
So I am going to read a poem
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœืงืจื•ื ืฉื™ืจ
02:26
that was chosen just now.
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ืฉื ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
02:28
But I'm going to need you
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืฉืืชื
02:30
to just sit for like 10 minutes
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ืจืง ืชืฉื‘ื• ืœื›10 ื“ืงื•ืช
02:32
and hold a woman who is not here.
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ื•ืชื—ื–ื™ืงื• ืื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื ื›ืืŸ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
02:35
Hold her now
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ืชื—ื–ื™ืงื• ืื•ืชื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
02:38
with you.
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ืืชื›ื.
02:42
You don't need to say her name out loud, you can just hold her.
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ืืชื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื”, ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืจืง ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืื•ืชื”.
02:44
Are you holding her?
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ืืชื ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ืื•ืชื”?
02:49
This is "Break Clustered."
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ื–ื” " ืฉื‘ืจ ืžืงื•ื‘ืฅ."
02:53
All holy history banned.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื“ืฉืช ื ืืกืจื”.
02:57
Unwritten books predicted the future, projected the past.
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ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื ื›ืชื‘ื• ืžื ื‘ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“, ื—ื–ื• ืืช ื”ืขื‘ืจ.
03:01
But my head unwraps
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™ ื ืคืชื—
03:03
around what appears limitless,
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ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืžื” ืฉื ืจืื” ืœืœื ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช,
03:06
man's creative violence.
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ื”ืงืจื™ืื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื.
03:09
Whose son shall it be?
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ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื™ ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื”?
03:12
Which male child will perish a new day?
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ืื™ื–ื” ื‘ืŸ ื–ื›ืจ ื™ื”ืจื•ื’ ื™ื•ื ื—ื“ืฉ?
03:16
Our boys' deaths galvanize.
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ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื ื—ืชื.
03:19
We cherish corpses.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืงื™ืจื™ื ื’ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช.
03:21
We mourn women, complicated.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืื‘ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื, ืžืกื•ื‘ืš.
03:23
Bitches get beat daily.
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ื›ืœื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
03:25
Profits made, prophets ignored.
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ื ื‘ื™ืื™ื ื ืขืฉื™ื, ืžืชืขืœืžื™ื ืžื ื‘ื™ืื™ื.
03:28
War and tooth, enameled salted lemon childhoods.
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ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื•ืœื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžื•ืžืœื—.
03:31
All colors run, none of us solid.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ื‘ื•ืจื—ื™ื, ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื ืžื•ืฆืง.
03:34
Don't look for shadow behind me. I carry it within.
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ืืœ ืชื—ืคืฉื• ืฆืœ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™. ืื ื™ ื ื•ืฉืืช ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื.
03:37
I live cycles of light and darkness.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืžื—ื–ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ืจ ื•ื—ื•ืฉืš.
03:40
Rhythm is half silence.
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ื”ืงืฆื‘ ื”ื•ื ื—ืฆื™ ื“ื•ืžื.
03:42
I see now, I never was one and not the other.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื—ื“ ืื• ื”ืื—ืจ.
03:45
Sickness, health, tender violence.
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ื—ื•ืœื™, ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช, ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืจื›ื”.
03:49
I think now I never was pure.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื˜ื”ื•ืจื”.
03:51
Before form I was storm,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืกืขืจื”,
03:54
blind, ign'ant -- still am.
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ืขื™ื•ื•ืจืช, ื ื‘ืขืจืช -- ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ.
03:57
Human contracted itself blind, malignant.
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ื”ืื“ื ืœืงื” ื‘ืขื•ื•ืจื•ืŸ, ืžื“ื‘ืง.
04:00
I never was pure.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื˜ื”ื•ืจื”.
04:02
Girl spoiled before ripened.
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ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื”ื•ืฉื—ืชื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื‘ืฉื™ืœื”.
04:05
Language can't math me.
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ืฉืคื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™.
04:07
I experience exponentially.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื•ื” ืืงืกืคื•ื ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช.
04:09
Everything is everything.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ืœ.
04:12
One woman loses 15, maybe 20, members of her family.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืžืื‘ื“ืช 15 ืื•ืœื™ 20 ืžื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื”.
04:16
One woman loses six.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช ืื•ืœื™ ืฉืฉื”.
04:18
One woman loses her head.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืžืื‘ื“ืช ืืช ืจืืฉื”.
04:20
One woman searches rubble. One woman feeds on trash.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช ืžื—ืคืฉืช ื‘ื”ืจื™ืกื•ืช. ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืื•ื›ืœืช ื–ื‘ืœ.
04:23
One woman shoots her face. One woman shoots her husband.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื”. ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ื‘ืขืœื”.
04:26
One woman straps herself.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืงื•ืฉืจืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื”.
04:28
One woman gives birth to a baby.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืชื™ื ื•ืง.
04:30
One woman gives birth to borders.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช.
04:32
One woman no longer believes love will ever find her.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืœื ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืื”ื‘ื” ืชืžืฆื ืื•ืชื”.
04:35
One woman never did.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืืžื™ื ื”.
04:37
Where do refugee hearts go?
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ืœืืŸ ื”ืœื›ื• ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื?
04:40
Broken, dissed,
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ืฉื‘ื•ืจื™ื, ืžื•ืฉืคืœื™ื,
04:42
placed where they're not from, don't want to be missed.
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ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืœื™ื• ื”ื ืœื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื, ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉื™ืชื’ืขื’ืขื• ืืœื™ื”ื.
04:45
Faced with absence.
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ื ื™ืฆื‘ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืžื—ืกื•ืจ.
04:47
We mourn each one
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื•ื ื ื™ื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“
04:49
or we mean nothing at all.
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ืื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
04:51
My spine curves spiral.
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ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืžื›ื•ืคืฃ ื‘ืกืคื™ืจืœื”.
04:54
Precipice running to and running from human beings.
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ืกื›ื ื” ืจืฆื” ืžืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืืœื™ื”ื.
04:58
Cluster bombs left behind.
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ืคืฆืฆื•ืช ืžืฆืจืจ ื”ื•ืฉืืจื• ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
05:00
De facto landmines.
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ื‘ืขืฆื ืžื•ืงืฉื™ื.
05:02
A smoldering grief.
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ืฆืขืจ ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืืฉ.
05:04
Harvest contaminated tobacco.
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ืงื•ืฆืจื™ื ื˜ื‘ืง ื ื’ื•ืข.
05:07
Harvest bombs.
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ืงื•ืฆืจื™ื ืคืฆืฆื•ืช.
05:09
Harvest baby teeth.
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ืงื•ืฆืจื™ื ืฉื™ื ื™ ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช.
05:11
Harvest palms, smoke.
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ืงื•ืฆืจื™ื ื“ืงืœื™ื, ืขืฉืŸ.
05:14
Harvest witness, smoke.
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ืงื•ืฆืจื™ื ืขื“ื™ื, ืขืฉืŸ.
05:17
Resolutions, smoke.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช, ืขืฉืŸ.
05:20
Salvation, smoke.
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ื™ืฉื•ืขื”, ืขืฉืŸ.
05:23
Redemption, smoke.
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ื’ืื•ืœื”, ืขืฉืŸ.
05:25
Breathe.
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ื ืฉืžื•.
05:27
Do not fear
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ืืœ ืชืคื—ื“ื•
05:29
what has blown up.
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ืžืžื” ืฉื”ืชืคื•ืฆืฅ.
05:33
If you must,
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ืื ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื,
05:36
fear the unexploded.
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ืคื—ื“ื• ืžืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ืชืคื•ืฆืฅ.
05:40
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
05:42
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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