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Jan-12-2013 12:27
When I was seven, Jesus cried...
Nahida Izzat Salem-News.com
Followers of Christ, people of the west, cheered .. rejoiced... hurray... to a cheap victory, while Jesus was weeping... crying out loud.
(LONDON) - When I was seven, Jesus cried…
When I was seven I was living In a beautiful village
North of Jerusalem Near the heart of Palestine
I used to play Where Jesus used to pray I ran up the hills Where he used to walk Listening through the wind To the echo of his talk “Oh, children of God, Love one another”
A man of Palestine Gentle, kind, and giving A true prince of peace Ever so loving…
Up above my head White fluffy clouds Slept all day On my blue sky’s lap
I used to lie down Jumping with my soul Up in to heaven Weaving with the clouds Snow white and teddy bears
I’d make up stories Dressed up as a princess Dancing with the fairies Flying on the wings Of a pure white bird
With a magical brush That no one could see I painted the world With colours of the rainbow
I flew wiping tears away Of every human face Putting a big smile Right in their place
I spoke every language With no words at all With all words of love They answered my call
Every drop of water Every grain of sand Every green leaf Felt God’s loving hand
UNTIL One summer day My life was turned Up-side down
My peaceful world SUDDENLY .. ran away Leaving me to drown Shivering all alone In the grave-yard of town
THE SIX-DAY WAR EVER SO CRUEL The army of Zion Marched ready to fight Crushing us with bombs Proud of all their might
Stealing our country Was a “God given right” Killing.. maiming.. destroying “CHOSEN”, so it’s all right Bombing peaceful towns
All night and day Killing young children So, no longer to play
Tearing clouds apart Scaring them away Burning innocent lives Chasing dreams away
Filled with shame and guilt Of Hitler’s holocaust
Followers of Christ People of the west Cheered .. rejoiced... hurray To a cheap victory
While Jesus was weeping Crying out loud The murder of his children And the rape of his land When I was seven Jesus cried Ever so hard ! !
Special thanks to Uprooted Palestinians
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Nahida Izzat is a Jerusalem-born Palestinian refugee who has lived in exile for over forty two years, after being forced to leave her homeland at the tender age of seven in 1967, during the six-day war. She has a degree in mathematics, but art is one of her favorite pastimes. She loves hand-made things and so makes dolls, cards, and most of her own clothes. She also writes poetry, participates in written dialogues and believes in building bridges, not walls.
She started writing when her friends insisted she should write about her memories, experiences and feelings as a Palestinian.When she did it all came out sounding—she was told—like poetry! So she self-published two books: I Believe in Miracles, and Palestine the True Story.
Her dream is to return back home to a free and liberated Palestine.
If you like poetry and are intrigued by the notion of learning more about Palestine, you can visit Nahida's blog Poetry for Palestine for more of her writings; prose, poems, letters and dialogues.
You can write to Nahida : nahidaexiledpalestinian@gmail.com
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