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who stole the rainbow

Who stole the rainbow? After the drizzle, a small rainbow appeared  that's right Let it be clear, the professor said, not a hegemonic rainbow strutting about  the sky, demanding to be    admired for its bright colors The modest rainbow was telling children it was safe to come out and play, and never mind, a drop or two from a drying cloud There is no rainbow in Gaza, bombs fall, fragments of steel kill children who have not seen a rainbow not even in dreams In a foreign land, young people demonstrate they want everyone to have a rainbow  alas, arrested by the hegemonical elders corrupted by  artificial irises that fill pockets of gold One bright spark asks, what about the children? Are there any left?

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