Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Thank you
So, let me get this straight:
You tear my veil to free me
You jail me to rid me of my terror
You kill my beloved to liberate me
You shoot my baby to erase my misery
You starve me to show me how to vote
You threaten me to bring me to my senses
You wage war on me to help me find peace
You slay my people to teach me compassion
You humiliate me to aid me live with dignity
You insult me to illustrate freedom of speech
You crush my bones to save me from my evil
You demolish my home to elevate my morality
You uproot my tree to raise my ethical standard
You steal my resources to bring me social justice
You assassinate my leaders to train me into democracy
You bomb my town to bring me security
You destroy my history to educate me about progress
You dehumanise me to coach me into humanity
You wipe me out to push me to civilisation
Thank you sir
How can I -ever- pay you back?
08-10-2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Stone the terrorist
No one knows my real name
No one cared to ask
An alien entity… with lost identity
To some I’m the manifestation
Of the horror of the newspapers
The wicked one
Plotting with the axis of evil
To others I’m the one
Who ascended from the past’s graveyard
To drag humanity to the age
Of ignorance and darkness
In the eighties I was Khomeini
Then I became Qaddafi
In the nineties I was Saddam Hussein
Then I became Ben laden
Today I am Nasrullah… tomorrow who knows
But no one knows my real name
No one cared to ask
I am the suspect… the accused
The criminal… the illegal
The immoral… the uncivilised
The brainless…. the terrorist
The peace hater… the freedom loather
The democracy rejecter
To eliminate me is an honourable deed
For I am the human with no humanity
My crime is…
Being
My sin is…
Believing
Do you know who am I?
I am a Palestinian Muslim
With a hijab on
05-05-2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
When I said goodbye
Unlike yourself
You were cold
When I kissed you goodbye
Unlike yourself
You didn’t hold me close
You didn’t even kiss me back
Unlike yourself
When I cried
You didn’t try to comfort me
Unlike yourself
You didn’t follow me with your eyes
As I was leaving… moving away
Unlike yourself
You didn’t ask me to join you
On this trip
Unlike yourself
You didn’t hold on to me
You departed alone
Unlike yourself
You didn’t keep your promise this time
Weyyak weyyak yellyrbeit ana weyyak
En ishna ishna sawa, wen muttana weyyak *
My grief… infinite
My sorrow…deep
My pain… unbearable
For the world to endure
So it crumbled before my eyes
When I said goodbye
* From a Palestinian folklore song that khaled used to sing to me, it means:
With you for ever,
We grew up together, sweetheart,
If we live we live together,
And if we die we die together
6-2-2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Tell them
Sweetheart
Did you hear the rumours?
People are whispering, they say:
Our love is a myth… a fairy tale
It can’t be real
Too good to be true
Sweetheart
People are talking, they say:
Something surreal happened between those two
The fable of their love is legendary
Mighty death has failed to obliterate
Their everlasting union
Sweetheart
People are mumbling, they say:
Love cannot survive marital ties
Nor the test of time
Love dies when you sign the papers
And as you say “… I do”
Sweetheart
Tell them it’s not true
Sweetheart
Tell them
Hair may turn grey
But hearts never do
Sweetheart
Tell them
Indeed… our life might be over
But our love is yet a seed
That only just began… to bloom
27- 9- 2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Permanent
How can I erase you from my book of memories?
When you’ve been engraved
On every page
Imprinted on every line
Carved along with every word
How can I delete you from my system?
When you’ve been saved
In every folder
Formatted by every font
Pasted with every pixel
How can I sift you from my body?
When you’ve settled in every limb
Cloned with every breath
Occupied every cell
Combined with every molecule
How can I separate you from me?
When you’ve been weaved
With every thread of my being
Plaited with every fibre
Laced with every strand
How can I?
04-06-2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Joy and sorrow
With your departure
A black hole carved into my heart
A monstrous oblivion
Consumed my whole being
My whole universe
In a glance
From behind the laptop screen
Your gentle eyes gazed at me
The gates of my soul flung open
A surge of memories flooded in
Filling my core with euphoria
Wave upon wave
Can you hear the hypnotic tune?
Our tears … our laughter
Our silence … our chatter
Our footsteps speeding to get to the top of the mountain
Before the twilight
The folklore songs you chanted as we toured the country side
The twinkle in our eyes as we giggled gazing fondly at each other
The nights we curled by the fire
Roasting marshmallows and sweet corn
The days we chased the rainbow
Discovering pots of gold
Dormant … deep in our hearts
Bonded souls in separate realms
Chant together Psalms of wisdom:
The more sorrow carves into your heart
The more joy it can contain
The higher up you fly with joy
The lower down you descend in pain
27-09-2006
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Posted on November 29, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Is it really cruel?
People say
What happened to you
Is so cruel… so unfair
To have to lose khaled
In such an awful way
When you are so much in love
I say it is very painful
But not at all cruel
Death is nothing
But a gate way
Everything dies
Everyone dies
Why should I
Be the exception?
His journey ended before mine
That’s all
And soon I’ll follow
It’s only a matter of time
Before we are together again
We come to life
Only for a while
Also… the law goes
The higher you fly up
The greater is your fall
The law goes
The more intensely you enjoy your love
The more painful is your sorrow
This only fair
For some live and die
Without experiencing real love
And I’ve experienced all
It’s not cruel to give something back
And to feel more pain
Is not unfair
27-03-2006
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All I want is
One moment of madness
Would you forget me?
If I disappear from your life
You asked me once
Teasing you
I replied
With this memory of mine
There are no guarantees
I don’t trust it with anything
You know
I might know people for years
But when we meet in the street
My mind goes blank
I know that I know them
But that’s as far as it goes
Now
All I want is
One moment
Of forgetfulness
One moment
Of insanity
One moment
In which
I am
Not
Thinking
Of you
04-06-2006
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Posted on November 26, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Oh mighty Israhell
With the mountains of lies you fabricate
Do you think you could
Secure a fear-free moment akin to my years?
No… you can’t
With the lavish wealth you generate
Do you think you could
Buy a few joyful days similar to mine
No… you can’t
With all the armed robberies you facilitate
Do you think you could
Steal one magnificent dream that I embrace?
No… you can’t
With the mighty power you accumulate
Do you think you could
Obtain a piece of peace that fills my soul?
No… you can’t
Oh poor mighty Israhell
What have you done?
Wake up… wake up … wake up
Wait no longer… just … come running
Rinse your sins
Wash the blood off your hands
Repentant… and on your knees fall to the ground and… pray
Then… I promise
I’ll do what the prophet did
In your ear I’ll whisper
“Now I forgive you
You are free
The treasure I hold
I am willing to share”
22-05-2006
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Posted on November 26, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Lovers don’t rape
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
What did they do to you!
Claiming your love
But cause you none
But sorrow and pain
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
I heard you crying that night
Your frail beautiful frame
Shaking… aching… diminishing…
Your sad eyes avoiding mine
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
I want to crawl towards you…
To kiss the aromatic scent
Of your ancient alleyways
Fall on my knees… repenting…
At Damascus gate
Howling
I failed you… I let you down
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
I want to embrace
That blue stripy dress of yours
Burry my face… burry my shame
Weeping
Asking your forgiveness
I’ve witnessed the crime
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
I want to kneel down
Put my arms around you
Caress your weary brow
And murmur
Sorry my dearest
I am sorry sweetheart
Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
I want to untangle your jet black hair
Comb your gorgeous curls
Adorn your plaits with rainbow ribbons
And whisper… habeebetee
You look stunning today
Habeebetee… now show me
Your most charming… much missed smile
05-06-2006
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