Look at me
I would love to write poetry about love,
Paint rainbows and butterflies,
Smell the scent of pink rose buds,
And dance;
Dance with the melody of jubilant bluebirds
I would love to close my eyes and see children smiling
No guns pointing at their heads
Tell them stories of lily-like fairies in far-away lands
Not of bullets shrieking…. of missiles exploding
But
How can I?
There is a dagger in my heart
I am hurting
Hurting
I bleed,
I cringe
I cry
HUMANITY,
WHERE ARE YOU?
I am being slaughtered
Under your watchful eyes
I am cold… cold…. cold
I cringe
I cry
Humanity,
where are you?
Why do you turn your face away?
Why do you keep looking the other way?
I am here
Languishing
In Gaza’s alleyways
Humanity, where are you?
Look at me
See me
I am here
Sighing
In Gaza’s alleyways
I cringe
I cry
Humanity,
Enough turning the other way !
Turning a deaf ear
Turning a blind eye
While I, and oh ! My poor children
Die
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Poetry for Palestine 
this is simply beautiful!
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you are such a great person!I am out of words. This is beautiful
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Nahida, I knew that no matter what link I clicked, it would be beautiful. I spotted your comment on Palestinian Think Tank ( http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/05/13/israeli-%E2%80%9Cpeace%E2%80%9D-discussion-groups-common-pitfalls-and-how-to-recognise-them/#comment-8745 ) and I consider myself lucky. You’re beautiful and true, inside and out. There are not enough Palestinian women online, and looking at you and the courageous Palestinian Mothers, it’s too bad. Your voice is instrumental in freeing the Palestinian people. Thank you.Tali
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