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Sunday, June 06, 2010

"I want to tell the world" : A heart stirring poem for Palestine by Nahida

I want to tell the world 


I want to tell the world a story


About a home with a broken lantern
  
And a burnt doll

About a picnic that wasn’t enjoyed


About an axe that killed a tulip

A story about a fire that consumed a plait
 


A story about a tear that couldn't run down

I want to tell a story about a goat that wasn’t milked


About a mother’s dough that wasn’t baked


About a wedding that wasn’t celebrated


And a baby girl that didn’t grow up


About a football that wasn’t kicked


About a dove that didn’t fly


I want to tell a story about a key that wasn’t used


About a classroom that wasn’t attended


About a playground that was silenced

About a book that wasn’t read


About a besieged lonely farm  
And about its fruits that weren’t picked


About a lie that wasn't discovered



A story about a church that’s no longer prayed in


And a mosque that no longer stands


And a culture no longer rejoiced


I want to tell a story about a muddy grassy roof


About a stone that faced a tank


And about a stubborn flag that refuses to lie down


About a spirit that cannot be defeated


I want to tell the world a story


Now light a little candle for Palestine


You can do it
Light a candle One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away
Just try it out
One ray of light
Wipes away the gloomiest
Jet-black nights
As the dawn breaks
Just observe
Can you see that
All the might of darkness
In the world
Cannot extinguish
The faintest flicker
Of a beam of light
Light a candle
One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away
You can do it
Hey.. WORLD
Did you hear me?



 The author's name is Nahida. Nahida is a Jerusalem-born Palestinian refugee living in exile for over 42 years. She was forced to leave her homeland, Palestine at the age of seven during the six-day war. She is a mathematician by profession. She started writing about three years ago when her friends insisted her to write about her memories, experiences, and feelings as a Palestinian. She did… but it all came out - for some strange reason- sounding -as you would feel - like poetry! So far she has published two books (I Believe in Miracles, and Palestine, The True Story). Write to her at: nahidaexiledpalestinian@gmail.com

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