Thursday, 20 September 2012

Only in Palestine

By Nahida the exiled Palestinian

In Palestine, good and evil assemble

In stark contrast

An epitome of creation



In Palestine, heroism meets malice head on 

No concealment, no pretence

In Palestine, kindness confronts bitterness

Mercy grows defiant

“Never forget and never forgive” mantra is brought to shame


In Palestine, walls all around 

Yet, sitting on the fence is no longer an option 

One must choose a camp



In Palestine, from prophetic schools saints and angels graduate 

Yet, out of sorcery spells fiends and devils are frothed into being



In Palestine, hatred is a chain, millennia old 

Pulling to Hell of depravity

 Beasts who promote


In Palestine, endurance is a meadow, blossoming through parched soil

Painting the horizon

Tears of elation and whispers of devotion



In Palestine, tenderness is a melody, sung by Gaza shores

Growing in abundance, filling hearts and minds

Dancing at twilight, healing girls and boys



In Palestine, love is a rainbow, shimmering above

 Lifting to Heavenly splendour 

Sublime nostalgic souls



In Palestine, faith is ocean-deep

Patience knows no boundaries

Sincerity soft-tactile and hope... sky-wide


In Palestine, sinners are repentant

The pious clothed in modesty and lovers intertwined



In Palestine, sisters made queens, brothers are protectors

Children are adored, fathers held up high

but under mothers' feet Paradise is laid down


In Palestine, the hungry is fed, the lonely is embraced

The lost will be guided and the searching will find

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