Sunday 26 April 2009

Palestinian am I

I am the David child wielding a single stone Against the Israeli Goliath.

  • Posted by Abz on April 25, 2009 at 4:56am in Poetry - Prose
    No one can take away from me
    My identity,
    For it is mine.
    Palestinian am I.

    I am the river that flows
    Through my land.
    I am the mountain
    Noble and magnificent
    Rising up out of chaos and destruction.

    I greet the morning sun
    That shines down on my fertile valleys
    And parches my barren desert.

    I am the red poppy and yellow daffodil
    That grow upon my bloodstained hills.
    I am the battle cry of freedom
    That echoes through my corridors
    And every fibre of my being.

    Palestinian am I.
    I am the proud owner of
    Orange orchards and lemon blossoms
    And honey bees, wild and free.

    I am the David child wielding a single stone
    Against the Israeli Goliath.
    I am not afraid,
    For truth is with me and God is on my side.
    If I die,
    A choir of angels will honour me
    And later, my parents will grasp my outstretched hand
    And join me in Heaven.
    I am the tears of
    Mothers weeping for their dead sons.
    I am the footsteps of ancient prophets
    Who foretold of doom and destruction
    To those who torture and oppress me.

    My brethren are the doves, hummingbirds and seagulls
    That fly unhindered above my sea.
    I am Palestinian,
    Therefore, I am.

    No one can take my identity
    Away from me,
    Not tanks or guns or bombs
    Meant to desecrate me and kill me.
    My country lives in me.

    I am the cry of liberty
    No matter what they take from me,
    They can’t take away my identity
    Or my dignity.
    Palestinian am I.

    By Edna Yaghi

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