Thank you Lina
When I visited my friend Najah in Leeds, we were sitting watching the news together with her little girl Lina, who surprised us with her deep wisdom and warm compassion
Six year old Lina
Sitting with her mum
In her world of dreams
Gazing away
Abruptly she says
“Mama
You know those Jews
Who took our land
If suddenly they changed their mind
Decided to give it all back
Even our trees and our food
Then they’d become poor
They needn’t to worry
We will give them some of our food
Share with them every thing we have
Mama
We won’t be bad”
This little Lina… only months ago
Had a soldier’s gun pointing against her head
This little Lina… only weeks ago
Had her uncle’s home by their bulldozers
Razed to the ground
This little Lina… didn’t know that
Only today… some settlers
Protected by guns and soldiers
Invaded her village Silwan near Jerusalem
Forced the inhabitants out of their homes
And occupied them
This little Lina
Proved very wrong all that they say
"The abused will become the abuser"
This little Lina… never lost her soul
This little Lina… no doubt
Is our hope
And our ultimate victory
Filed under: poems for Palestine |
Poetry for Palestine 
Leave a Reply