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
A story about Palestine..
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Palestine
PoetryHere,where the hills slope before the sunset and the chasm of time near gardens whose shades have been cast aside, we do what prisoners do we do what the jobless do, we saw HOPE. A bunch of poems about our beloved Palestine.
