Three-year-old Maria asks 
her nine-year-old brother, Ibrahim.
How long we hide, akhkh?
As long as we are alive.

DESIGN: AMREETA LETHE

An optimistic talk

Dead dads tell their dead children
Don't worry, dear,
in another life–
we both will get the chance to live.

Gaza

Gaza
is not a city—any more
it's a grave, grieving
for the dead.

Marzia Rahman is a flash fiction writer and translator. Author of two books, The Aftermath and Dot and Other Flashes, she has been published widely in both print and online journals.