Tuesday 28 February 2012

I want to tell the world






I want to tell the world


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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






Now Light a little candle for Palestine






You can do it


Light a candle One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away


Just try it out


One ray of light
Wipes away the gloomiest
Jet-black nights
As the dawn breaks


Just observe


Can you see that
All the might of darkness
In the world
Cannot extinguish
The faintest flicker
Of a beam of light


Light a candle
One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away


You can do it


Hey.. WORLD


Did you hear me?

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