I want to tell the world

A story
About a home With a broken lantern
And a burnt doll
About a picnic That wasnʼt enjoyed
About an axe That killed a tulip
A story about a fire That consumed a plait
a story about a tear that couldn't run down
I want to tell a story About a goat That wasnʼt milked
About a motherʼs dough That wasnʼt baked
About a wedding That wasnʼt celebrated
And a baby girl that didnʼt grow up
About a football That wasnʼt kicked
About a dove That didnʼt fly
I want to tell a story About a key That wasnʼt used
About a classroom That wasnʼt attended
About a playground That was silenced
About a book That wasnʼt read
About a besieged lonely farm
And about its fruits That werenʼt picked
About a lie that wasn't discovered
A story about a church Thatʼs no longer prayed in
And a mosque That no longer stands
And a culture No longer rejoiced
I want to tell a story About a muddy grassy roof
About a stone That faced a tank
And about a stubborn flag That refuses to lie down
About a spirit that cannot be defeated
I want to tell the world A story
Now Light a little candle for Palestine
You can do it
Light a candle One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away
Just try it out
One ray of light
Wipes away the gloomiest
Jet-black nights
As the dawn breaks
Just observe
Can you see that
All the might of darkness
In the world
Cannot extinguish
The faintest flicker
Of a beam of light
Light a candle
One little candle
Watch the darkness fade away
You can do it
Hey.. WORLD
Did you hear me?







by: Tamer Saeed