Palestine - Jun. 04, 2006 at 01:12 PM
Palestine



In her soil I wish to bury myself

so I could feel the energy

of the souls whose blood

was shed while fighting for

my freedom and justice



I want to walk her lands that were demolished

and as I feel the wind passing by

all I hear are the sounds of cries and screams

of those who were massacred

but you still feel their sense of pride and hope



Al Quds



The heart of Palestine

I wish to take small steps

in this holy land

so as each step I would take

I would feel the presence of

hope and peace



Jenin



A refugee camp

where many innocent men, women and children

were burned and some buried alive underneath

their own homes

where many stood proud

and fought the tanks and missiles

until the very end



Nablus



An occupied city

where everyday a curfew is set

occupation has risen

yet the only thing that stood high

was the Palestinian flag and the

spirit of the people



Biet Jala



As its neighboring cities sit and watch

Israeli soldiers, without hesitation

Shooting randomly at anyone and anything that

stood in their way

where our Fourth of July

has become their early death



Gaza



Where children still continue to smile and laugh

Even under times of casualty,

And even though they live under fear and hate

it is freedom and justice they wish to see



Dier Yassin



A history of a stolen land

And when I begin to reminisce about it

My heart begins to cry

For its return



Ramallah



We know it for its famous song, "Wein a Ramallah"

Which reminds us of our Palestinian heritage and pride



Al Khalil



Where bullets of settlers may kill the souls of our true soldiers,

But will not kill the spirits of the Palestinian people

Who will continue on their footsteps



Beit La7em



Where the church of nativity was once under seize,

Where many cried out to the world that they will

Never forsake their holy church



Qalkeelya



Where many refuse to be victims in their own land

And they are terrorists only because they refuse

To put their hands up and surrender to Israeli soldiers











Palestine



A state with people who have hopes and dreams

Who breathe justice and dream freedom



Where children are born without a homeland

but the homeland is born within that child



An occupied state, where the Palestinians will

continue fighting until Palestine becomes a state



Where soldiers are born

And heroes die



Where beautiful olive trees are planted. A famous

Palestinian poet once said, "If the olive tree knew

the hands that planted them, their oil would have

Become tears."



"Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,

Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;

Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

Let us march on till victory is won."



Freedom, peace and justice in Palestine