In Palestine since the Nakba, a land is imprisoned
Harsh collective punishment, military aggression inflicted,
A deluge of misfortune pouring down, sowing misery
Rights of humanity violated, darkness daily altering feeling,
A 26 year old mother is fighting for the right to give birth
Without being shackled and confined in a jail cell.
162 parents are fighting for the right to bury their children
Whose bodies are held hostage by the Israeli military
In birth and after death they are in chains
As the world sits back and watches silently
And the oppressor steals from them, the beauty of life
Tries to steal victims will with endless persecution
Homes bulldozed, bombs dropped with no mercy
But in the depth of profound misery and hurt
Will not gain the subservience of proud people
Who continue to take a stand against cruel system
For there is no other choice, when answering freedoms call
Resisting the urge to cower, with unbroken pride rise
In time of struggle release sumud,, to soften pain
I will not forget, offer my voice as solidarity
While my heartbeat becomes part of them.
