I want to tell the world
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Beloved people of Gaza
Posted on May 11, 2008 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Beloved people of Gaza
Beloved people of Gaza
Treasured people of Palestine
Teachers of courage and dignity
Archetype of humanity
Allow me to kneel down
And wash your feet with my tears
Kiss your blessed hands
And sprinkle your beautiful faces with musk and roses
While we sat pondering like fools
Utterly helpless
Talking much and doing less
Going round and round in circles
Thinking how to help
What to offer you to relief some of your pain
As usual
Full of surprises, you come out to our rescue, to soothe our agony
You present us with the most precious gifts
Lessons in bravery
Steadfastness, patience, perseverance, defiance, resilience
Optimism against all odds
Creativity in the face of utter oblivion
You’ve demonstrated that you are the free ones … we are the captives
You chose resistance over subjugation
You decided not to be enslaved
Not even to superpowers
Would we ever learn from you?
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A picture of Ram Allah
Posted on July 21, 2007 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
A picture of Ram Allah
I asked Ashraf who was only five
To draw a nice picture
Of his beautiful town
Ram Allah
Just for me
So I can remember
as he came to visit me
only for a while
He picked up a pencil
And a small piece of paper
And started drawing
Using no colour
Only black and white
Then he sat with me
And explained
All about his picture
What is what
And who is who
This was the picture
Of his little town
Ram Allah
To draw a nice picture
Of his beautiful town
Ram Allah
Just for me
So I can remember
as he came to visit me
only for a while
He picked up a pencil
And a small piece of paper
And started drawing
Using no colour
Only black and white
Then he sat with me
And explained
All about his picture
What is what
And who is who
This was the picture
Of his little town
Ram Allah
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Oh mighty Israhell
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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Lovers don’t
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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The Two-Letter Word
Posted on November 24, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
The Two-Letter Word
Did you know
That sometimes doing nothing is a Crime ??
Sometimes thinking nothing is a crime ??
Sometimes feeling nothing is a crime ??
Sometimes saying nothing is a crime ??
For … oppression thrives on silence
A dignified stand -then- can be ever so grand
A brave wise decision would be an inspired vision
A righteous feeling of sadness or anger
Can out-weigh joy delight and wonder
A two-letter word then can be stronger than a sword
When JUSTICE is slaughtered and oppression prevails
When evil is OK and Satan glorified
When GOD finds no room in His children’s hearts
We have to be prepared then… if only just to say
The two-letter word ! ! !
NO
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The will
Posted on November 24, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
The will
After the shooting of 4 months old baby Iman Hijjo, I heard a poem on one of the Arabic satellite channels, I drafted a general rough translation, and this poem was the result.
Iman… a baby with a tiny tender body
So soft and pure
A smile ever so beautiful
A gentle touch… delightful face
Big brown eyes
A baby… a baby with feelings ever so strong
You saw those who raped your homeland
Just before you were shot by Zionist … occupiers
With a bullet in your heart
Depriving you of your mum’s sight
It’s ok, it’s ok sweet heart
Heaven is wonderful
Heaven is wonderful and it suits you!
A princess so smart
The pain… the blood… the deep wound
Couldn’t wipe away your gorgeous smile
They gently wrapped her soft body
With a flag of Palestine
A white lacey veil hugged her hair
Iman the bride of Palestine!!
Surrounded with clouds of love
Carried over passionate shoulders
Iman flew over their heads
She saw her mum crying
She cried with a loud voice: mama
Mama, sweet heart don’t cry
Don’t cry!
Don’t cry my open wound
Don’t cry the slaughtered child
Don’t cry my running blood
You are not alone
The stones of my country
The trees of my country
Will speak to you
Mama, bring to life little children
Don’t say they’re only young
A tiny spark… a tiny spark
Can make fires burning with flames
To grow strong they need strength
Lots of love and heaps of stones
With the call of "God is the Greatest"
Most Kind… Most Just… Supremely Devine
The flag of Zion will fall down
And up will fly the flag of Palestine
Their oppression have no chance in the land of purity
Their evil deeds cannot survive
The Holy Land will be free again
A glad tiding from a Glorious Lord
Mama, wipe your tears away
Show me your beautiful smile
My death is only a gateway to Heaven
Next to my Lord
Welcomed by angels
Immersed in springs of love and joy
Mama, if they killed millions we will gladly die
We will die mama for Palestine to survive
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He was a Jew
Posted on November 24, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
He was a Jew
After attending a talk by a Jewish person regarding the situation in Palestine, I was very moved by what he had to say, and I wrote this poem
He was a Jew
An honourable Jew
Speaking with compassion
Siding with the truth
With a big warm heart
A conscience clear and pure
Anti-Semitic we were told
Self-hater he was called
But simply… he was a Jew
An honourable Jew
Supposedly… one of you
With a tiny huge difference!!!
He has no blood on his hands
Nor did he steal anyone’s land
He has a dream just like mine
To go together and visit Palestine
He as a tourist with me, a refugee
Returning back home with no reason to flee
He was a Jew
An honourable Jew
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Iman
Posted on November 24, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Iman
After hearing of the killing of baby Iman, my son Hassan -then 18- wrote this
First time parents
So proud of their girl
Still in their teens
She’s changed their whole world
He dreams of his daughter
Growing, drawing a crowd
A doctor or lawyer
Making him proud…
But then the shelling starts
And she begins to cry
The soldiers of Zion don’t care
Who will live, and who will die
Her mother’s cuddle feels safe
Feels soft and so secure
And in her mother’s arms she cried
Then the shot
And she cried no more…
The pretty face lay at peace
As her tiny body bled
Her little frame was drained
An evil bullet made the hole…
Now a one foot coffin rests for the last time
A foot for every month of life
A foot for every bullet used
To kill this little soul…
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Spot the difference
Posted on November 24, 2006 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Spot the difference
.
.
Generally speaking a crime is a crime
But, to be more precise
Some “crimes” are more “crimes” than others
I mean… some crimes are crimes
.
And some crimes are
.
crimes
Killing a Palestinian, for example is a crime
A thumb-size paragraph in some daily telegraph
Killing a Jew however
.
Is a
.
crime
.
.
A front page cover in every newspaper
Repeated over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over
Now, can you see the difference?
.
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