POEM FROM PRISON
COMMENTARY ARCHIVES, 11 Jul 2009
Mairead Maguire - Nobel Peace laureate
From the Ramle Israeli prison to Gaza and the Palestinian People – 30 Jun 09
AS LONG AS
THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE
HAVE NO LIBERTY, NO FREEDOM
THOSE OF US WITH A VOICE TO SPEAK
MUST SPEAK
AS LONG AS
THE CHILDREN OF GAZA
LIVE IN FEAR OF ISRAELI
BOMBS AND OCCUPATION
THOSE OF US WITH A VOICE TO SPEAK
MUST SPEAK
AS LONG AS
SIX MILLION PALESTINIAN REFUGEES
ARE DEPORTEES AROUND THE WORLD
THOSE OF US WITH A VOICE TO SPEAK
MUST SPEAK
AS LONG AS
MILLIONS OF GOD’S CHILDREN
ARE HUNGRY, IMPRISONED, AND WITHOUT HOPE
THOSE OF US WITH A VOICE TO SPEAK
MUST SPEAK
BECAUSE IT IS IN SPEAKING
WE FIND OUR LIBERTY, OUR FREEDOM
AND NO PRISON BARS CAN TAKE AWAY
OUR PEACE, OUR LOVE
WHICH IS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF HUMANITY
(Join the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) campaign toprotest the Israeli barbaric siege of Gaza, illegal occupation ofPalestine, the apartheid wall, and its inhuman and degrading treatmentof the Palestinian people: DON’T BUY products whose BARCODE starts with 7 2 9, which indicates that it is produced in Israel. DO YOUR PART! MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 7 2 9)
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