PALESTINE

In her soil I wish to bury myself 

so I could feel the energy 
s shed while fighting for
of the souls whose blood 
w
a 
my freedom and justice 


t were demolished 
and as I feel the wind pass
I want to walk her lands th
aing by 
all I hear are the sounds of cries and screams 

se of pride and hope 

Al Qu
of those who were massacred 
but you still feel their se
nds 

The heart of Palestine 
I wish to take small steps 
in this holy land 

Jenin 

A refugee camp 
where
so as each step I would take 
I would feel the presence of 
hope and peace 


erneath 
their own homes 
where many st
 many innocent men, women and children 
were burned and some buried alive un
dood proud 
and fought the tanks and missiles 
until the very end 

Nablus 

An occupied city 

he Palestinian flag and the 
sp
where everyday a curfew is set 
occupation has risen 
yet the only thing that stood high 
was 
tirit of the people 

Biet Jala 

As its neighboring cities sit and watch 
Israeli soldiers, without hesitation 

ly death 




Gaza 

Where children still continu
Shooting randomly at anyone and anything that 
stood in their way 
where our Fourth of July 
has become their ea
re to smile and laugh 
Even under times of casualty, 
And even though they live under fear and hate 
it is freedom and justice they wish to see 

Dier Yassin 


Ramallah" 
Which reminds us
A history of a stolen land 
And when I begin to reminisce about it 
My heart begins to cry 
For its return 

Ramallah 

We know it for its famous song, "Wein a
  of our Palestinian heritage and pride 

Al Khalil 

Where bullets of settlers may kill the souls of our true soldiers, 
But will not kill the spirits of the Palestinian people 

church 

Qalkeelya 

Where many refus
Who will continue on their footsteps 

Beit La7em 

Where the church of nativity was once under seize, 
Where many cried out to the world that they will 
Never forsake their holy
 e to be victims in their own land 
And they are terrorists only because they refuse 
To put their hands up and surrender to Israeli soldiers 

Palestine 

A state with people who have hopes and dreams 

lestine becomes a state 

Where soldie
Who breathe justice and dream freedom 

Where children are born without a homeland 
but the homeland is born within that child 

An occupied state, where the Palestinians will 
continue fighting until P
ars are born 
And heroes die 

Where beautiful olive trees are planted. A famous 
Palestinian poet once said, "If the olive tree knew 
the hands that planted them, their oil would have 
Become tears." 


is won." 
"Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, 
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; 
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, 
Let us march on till victory