NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM ME

MYIDIENTITY,

FOR IT IS MINE.

palestinian

i am the river that flows

through my land

i am the mountain

noble and magnificent

rising up out of chaos and destruction .

i greet the morning sun

that shines down on my fertile valleys

and parches my barren desert .

i am the red poppy and yellow daffodil

that grow upon my bloodstained hills.

i am the battle cry of freedom

that echoes through my corridors

and every fiber of my being.

palestinian am i

i am the proud owner  of

 orange orchards and lemon blossoms

and honey bees , wild and free

 i am the david child wielding a single stone

against the isreali goliath

i am not fraid

for truth is with me and God is on my side

if I die

A choir of angels will honor me

And later, my parents will grasp my outstretched hand

And join me in Heaven

I am the tears of

Mothers weeping fortheir dead sons

Iam the footsteps of ancient prophets

Who foretold of doom and destrution

To those who torture and oppress me .