The Poem: Verses from Gaza
The siege is a waiting period.
Waiting on the tilted ladder in the middle of the storm.
( Mahmoud Darwish )
My home collapsed, the wall clock remained.
The wall collapsed, on went The clock.
( Samih al-Qasim )
Three religions buried inside a city’s walls.
Some kiss the walls; some walk beside them, emptied of belief.
( Naomi Shihab Nye )
If the cries of the little ones cant stop them
Know that they are already dead.
( Abdul Wajid )
The foot soldiers will find no ground
Their jackboots will melt on their way
( Roza Denice )
When these children would walk to the God,
Imagine what would they tell Him?
( Mirza Iqbal )
They may destroy the concrete walls,
But not the will of the souls within.
( Mirza Iqbal )
I can't chant for peace and freedom,
They took the bead of Gaza from my rosary.
( Judy De Villiers )
Body will die a thousand deaths.
Stay firm, oh my little soul.
( Ayesha Hussain )
Oh Gaza, don't be afraid of doing the right thing.
Even if you suffer for what is right, you are blessed, the Bible says.
( Nafisa Khan )