Eye to Eye

[nurul3eyn]

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Poem by a Palestinian Youth

Look into my eyes
And tell me what you see
You don't see a damn thing
'Cause you can't possibly relate to me
You're blinded by our differences
My life makes no sense to you
I'm the persecuted Palestinian
You are the American red, white and blue

Each day you wake in tranquility
No fears to cross your eyes
Each day I wake in gratitude
Thanking God He let me rise

You worry about your education
And the bills you have to pay
I worry about my vulnerable life
And if I'll survive another day

Your biggest fear is getting ticketed
As you cruise your Cadillac
My fear is that the tank that just left
Will turn around and come back

America, do you realize
That the taxes that you pay
Feed the forces that traumatize
My every living day?

The bulldozers and the tanks
The gases and the guns
The bombs that fall outside my door
All due to American funds

Yet do you know the truth
Of where your money goes?
Do you let your media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth that no one knows?

You blame me for defending myself
Against the ways of Zionists
I'm terrorized in my own land
And I'm the terrorist?

You think that you know all about terrorism
But you don't know it the way I do
So let me define the term for you
And teach you what you thought you knew

I've known terrorism for quite some time
Fifty- four years and more
It's the fruitless garden uprooted in my yard
It's the bulldozer in front of my door

Terrorism breathes the air I breathe
It's the checkpoint on my way to school
It's the curfew that jails me in my own home
And the penalties of breaking that curfew rule

Terrorism is the robbery of my land
And the torture of my mother
The imprisonment of my innocent father
The bullet in my baby brother

So America, don't tell me you know
About the things I feel and see
I'm terrorized in my own land
And the blame is put on me

But I will not rest, I shall never settle
For the injustice my people endure
Palestine is OUR land and there we'll remain
Until the day OUR homeland is secure

And if that time shall never come
Then they will never see a day of peace
I will not be thrown from my own home
Nor will fight for justice cease

And if I am killed, it will be for Falasteen
It's written on my breath
So in your own patriotic words
give me liberty or give me death

Hassan Mawji

[sshuraimno1fan]

tht such a sad poem:(

[M H Kahn]

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:sl:
Poem by a Palestinian Youth

Look into my eyes
And tell me what you see
You don't see a damn thing
'Cause you can't possibly relate to me
You're blinded by our differences


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And if I am killed, it will be for Falasteen
It's written on my breath
So in your own patriotic words
give me liberty or give me death

Hassan Mawji

Poem for Poem

I have looked into your eyes so curiously
And seen anguishing fire burning fiercely.
Neither slumbered nor fatigued you are
In pursuit of a dream to come true in war !
It is true, you don't hope to live tomorrow;
Yet you don't fear many tanks that furrow.

You are used to thank God every moment,
No matter you are in glad tidings or torment
Of the bulldozers,tanks, gases and the guns
That Uncle Sam's fund towards you turns;
Nor are your dreams traumatized by bombs
That have driven your thousands in tombs.

Your rightful fight for your homeland to free
Uncle Sam and his allies frown with spree.
'Terrorists' they label you with the Zionists,
While themselves are truely the terrorists!
You have truely defined the term for them:
"For freedom we fight Zionists and the Sam."

[mizan_aliashraf]

Salam
Subhanallah, there is really some good talent here. MashAllah, keep it up
Wassalam

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[sis_fisabil'Allah]

wow! Subhana'Allah da 1st poem is soo touching, 2 no dat its 4rm a palestinan himself makes it even more sad :(
:w:

[afriend2]

salaam,

mashAllah such a touching poem! :'(

wassalam

[Isaac]

A vey sad but true explanation of a palestinians life. Thanks for sharing, may Allah reward you for your effort.

[nurul3eyn]

A vey sad but true explanation of a palestinians life. Thanks for sharing, may Allah reward you for your effort.

Ameeen
:w:

[Khadeejah]

Asalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakatu,
SubhanAllah very powerful and sorrow filled

[aljawaad]

May Allah help them and every Muslim in distress.
I dunno why but i felt s though i would cry wen i was reading the first poem.

[nurul3eyn]

May Allah help them and every Muslim in distress.
I dunno why but i felt s though i would cry wen i was reading the first poem.

Ameen bro,,its really sad i understand why you felt like crying..May Allah guide and protect his ummah..Ameen
:w:

[aljawaad]

Ameen

[Al-Zaara]

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Amiin. Wonderful poem. JazakAllah khair for sharing!

:w:

[Kittygyal]

cool poem it's meaning definately kills yea :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(