Palestinian am I

I am the David child wielding a single stone Against the Israeli Goliath.

• Posted by Abz on April 25, 2009 at 4:56am in Poetry - Prose
  No one can take away from me
  My identity,
  For it is mine.
  Palestinian am I.
  
  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 fibre 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 Israeli Goliath.
  I am not afraid,
  For truth is with me and God is on my side.
  If I die,
  A choir of angels will honour me
  And later, my parents will grasp my outstretched hand
  And join me in Heaven.
  I am the tears of
  Mothers weeping for their dead sons.
  I am the footsteps of ancient prophets
  Who foretold of doom and destruction
  To those who torture and oppress me.
  
  My brethren are the doves, hummingbirds and seagulls
  That fly unhindered above my sea.
  I am Palestinian,
  Therefore, I am.
  
  No one can take my identity
  Away from me,
  Not tanks or guns or bombs
  Meant to desecrate me and kill me.
  My country lives in me.
  
  I am the cry of liberty
  No matter what they take from me,
  They can’t take away my identity
  Or my dignity.
  Palestinian am I.
  
  By Edna Yaghi