February 29-”And then?” by Tariq Ramadan
1 Mar | Filed Under: Action, Human Rights, Palestine
In the prison of Gaza
They endure
Passing time and pain
In silence and injustice
Suffering alone.
Media suddenly mute
Governments voiceless
East and West.
Must Israel be right?
What power, what force
Binds you, crushes you?
And then?
Images too vile to bear
Fog my mind
A people stifled, humiliated,
Still erect
Friends, lovers of selective justice,
Where are you?
Do you conceal hurt with hurt?
And then?
Tell us of Darfour;
Hide Palestine with lies
Divert us, scorn us,
Distract us
My heart burns in anger,
Revolt, horror
Is that all?
Is that “all faith can do”?
And then?
No, we will not be silent!
And then?
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