Farah Notash is a brilliant painter, sculptor, musician and poet. She sent me this poem today, so I thought I would share it with you.
Gaza
Farah Notash
dedicated to the people of Gaza
Vienna, January 2008
Gaza Gaza Gaza ... out of breath
great prison
shame of the earth.
Israel goes on ... cutting off the lights
preceding crimes ... behind all the sights
Gaza Gaza Gaza ... wounded in silence.
Genocide goes on ... needing no licence.
Gaza Gaza Gaza ... not just a cry
but a continuos sigh
No pure water ... rate of death ascending so high
bought medias dumb ... reporting no words
closed their eyes, not to show,
blood on the swords
not in, not out imprisoned,
in closed hard borders
no treatment ... die
just take orders
Thousands and thousands, for primary Human Rights in prison
shame of the earth,
prison is in prison.
