'I never knew death...'

Spotted this on the superb Teifidancer blog

A Poem for Gaza I never knew deathuntil I saw the bombingof a refugee campcratersfilled withdismembered       legsand splattered torsosbut no sign of a facethe only impressiona fading screamI never understood painuntil a seven-year-old girlclutched my handstared up at mewith soft brown eyeswaiting for answersin her other handshe held a keyto her