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They are our Men
They are our men Our protectors Our providers They are our dads Our heroes Our role models They are our partners Our anchors Our...
Nikki Naftaly
11 hours ago


666
The six hundred and sixty-sixth day started this morning at 06:29 Today, as week 96 starts I don't want to apologize I don't want to be...
Nikki Naftaly
Aug 2


One Week
3 soldiers fell in Gaza 3 soldiers took their own lives Nimron Cohen marks his second birthday in captivity; only 21 Tonight, I...
Nikki Naftaly
Jul 16


Change
Another Sunday Another week A new start And nothing changes They broadcast to us New evil New lows New loss New pain In the...
Nikki Naftaly
Jul 13


July 4th 2025, 637 Days
As Americans What do we know about safety Of security or threat These big words that only seem to be movie plots and some foreign words...
Nikki Naftaly
Jul 4


We Hope, We Win.
Hope Our strongest weapon of war It's always been Yes, they have more patience They drag us Devestatingly long… They try to make us...
Nikki Naftaly
Jul 3


Living in War
No, we aren't heroes for surviving No, we don't feel strong We aren't happy, Or even ok Every sound makes us jump I could have sworn...
Nikki Naftaly
Jun 29


What do you need?
Someone asked me, What do you need? The question was clear, the answer was simple Isn't it obvious? Wait, don't we all need the same...
Nikki Naftaly
Jun 25


600.
Days days days Counting days 600 counted Days I don't like counting I don't think I know how to count any more than 600 I was never good...
Nikki Naftaly
May 29


Mothers Day
I sit with the strongest, with the most resilient, with the ones who fight battles no one ever knew needed fighting. The truest of...
Nikki Naftaly
May 12


Shabbat Morning
Shabbat Morning Once felt like the source of all calm Family, adventure, and togetherness Now Afraid to fall asleep on Friday night...
Nikki Naftaly
May 3


Our Heroes;
The only ones who come home Come home In a bag The ones who walk through the door Yes Apart of them comes home But more of them Stays...
Nikki Naftaly
Apr 30


Yom Hashoah 2025
Me with my beautiful Bubby Standing in silence while the siren wails, for the first time in what feels like forever the siren isn't one...
Nikki Naftaly
Apr 24


Live Free In Our Land
To live free in our land To live freely In our land The war We fight Is it over Freedom Over land Or over the fact that we Still...
Nikki Naftaly
Apr 7


Friday
Friday Once my favorite day Now The day I dread facing Most. Weekend Once a time of freedom and recovery Now An empty pit in my stomach...
Nikki Naftaly
Apr 6


R.I.P. Oded
504 Some say we are a country, some say we are a nation, some say we are a people? The ones who hate us, tell us we aren't any of those,...
Nikki Naftaly
Mar 24


Fight for Change
Hope, Belief in change In chance Believing anything can happen Taking the steps Doing the work Making room for possibilities No one...
Nikki Naftaly
Mar 24


MY LITTLE BROTHERS
They didn't choose to go there, they weren't born any different than me and you. They weren't born any stronger, they didn't ask to...
Nikki Naftaly
Mar 19


R.I.P. Bibas
We stand, Silent. Eyes filled with tears, All we see is Shiri’s eyes A mother A lioness. We stand, Broken. Our hearts bleed...
Nikki Naftaly
Mar 19


The Mothers
I know that I do not know how it can possibly feel to be a mother. I know that anyone who hasn't birthed a living breathing tiny little...
Nikki Naftaly
Jan 10


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