Palestine Eye To Eye

A Palestinain poem called Eye To Eye writen by Gihad Ali

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're 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.

American, 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 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-five 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 American, 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 we will never see a day of peace.
I will not be thrown from my own home,
Nor will my fight for justice cease.

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

Category:

Film & Animation

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• your
• soul

[SurfQween]

this poem is amazing, i love it.. long live palestine <3

[MichaelvonPrussia]

Oh my God, I am crying. This poem is amazing, and the music was just awesome. Thank you for bringing me this poem, MusicSavesYourSoul! Thank you, Gihad Ali!

[JerrySPsy]

@LovesPalestinians Child molester? You mean like Mohammed your prophet? Again, you offer no facts and just rely on insults and calling what I write propaganda. I can back up everything that I write with historical facts so don't try to rewrite history. The ethnic cleansing, massacres, terrorism, and wars were ALL started by the Nazi-like Arabs.

[JerrySPsy]

@LovesPalestinians Bringing up historical facts is hardly crying. And how about you stop spewing that Islamic extremist rage that characterizes your people and offer at least something in the war of debate or meaningful refutation. But all you have are insults and it is you who is the miserable person.

[bunnyou11]

@JerrySPsy May Allah shine the light of knowledge on you.

[MeX2004]

True, but it is now an old story my friend.

You have passed your test, however hard it was, and now the doors to the heavens are all open to you.

Go have a wonderful eternal life ahead.

[shadowofears]

Why you think that Americans are different from Israelies..They bomborede my homeland Pakistan through Drone Attacks..Just wake up! Israelies and Americans are brothers to each others when it comes to killing Muslims!More fuck Obama was awarded Noble Peace Prize!

[MrSuper2007]

the al aqsa will never jewish

[Quiltinguk]

@MichaelvonPrussia

SHMINISTIM PEACE MOVEMENT

The Shministim are high school graduates who refuse to take part in oppression and military rule in the occupied territories

As a result of their 'conscientious objection' to serve in the occupying army they are imprisoned after being tried by a military court.

Please look them up on You Tube and the internet.

[fockya]

BOYCOTT ALL ISRAELI PRODUCTS. for all you coffee drinkers, starbucks is a great place to start, followed by mc donalds.