For Truth And For Peace

By Nehida Parayil

Theme:#freepalestine

Birth-right or so they say,

It's the Palestinians every way.

Three-quarters of oppression,

Didn't cease the expression,

Over rightful claims,

To the sacred land.

Regardless of who's put in chains,

It will always be,

In the Palestinians hand,

For legacies that were and will be.

To those who still walk around,

Deaf, dumb and blind,

When will you wake,

From your delusional slumber.

When bombs bounce,

Breaking bones and blood,

When fire pounds,

Pillaging piles of rubble,

When screams stream,

Like an endless beam,

When tears run dry,

Over the beloved as they cry,

When those who save,

Cannot be saved,

When those who deserve,

Are taken without reserve,

When the roof falls,

And the cry for help calls,

When the smoke blinds,

The light and darkness alike,

When it reeks of death and despair,

And seems like there is no repair,

Would you still sleep,

Till death knocks your door,

Would you wait,

Till they are grounded to the floor.

These actions do not go unseen,

By the Creator who is unseen.

Let the human in you stir,

For truth and for peace,

For the innocent lives that cease,

While fighting for the right to live.

By Nehida Parayil