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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Palestine

1:33 AM , , 20 comments

Afghan kh garmsir 02
By Sgt. Pete Thibodeau [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

I can't believe in a war
on the other side of these mountains
In the holy land
Out of sight, out of earshot.

I can't place my hand on your wound
and feel the marks of the bullet and the spear.

I can't feel the weight of your grief
on my chest when
your mom breathes her last.

I can't melt or burn when
your unidentified heart
explodes with sorrow
or shrinks with fear.

Stone cold hands, bone white flesh
eyes lolling upwards, this night-
in my dreams, I saw you staring
at the vultures circling above you.

No wonder why I am sleepless these days.

20 comments:

Very Interesting thought indeed,
1 doubt, how long do you take for writing a poem?

Wow Netha, I bet no one can sleep when other part of this world is in distress, but sadly now-a-days no one cares until it happens to them.

Wonderfully put. I loved the concept.

Keep it up! I eagerly wait for your posts :)

Regards,

And no wonder I became a big fan of your thoughts.

Keep it up! Loved every word and every line you shared here.
So many innocent children and so many innocent people are being killed every minute. Where is our Humanity and where is the so called justice?
Sad to say but it is occurring everywhere in the world. Disheartening thing is that such a thing goes unnoticed even when it happens in our own backyards.

i rarely leaves comments on your poems.not because i dont like it but i didnt get words.

"I saw you staring
at the vultures circling above you."

like like like ...

Netha ..nice..

and hope I wouldn't be a thread killer again..

Very beautiful work,Netha.

Why a thread killer ,Mr.INSANE?

i cant . i cant hate these lines. good work Netha.......

War and it's ghastly consequences do require condemnation...very relevant subject in present day world.

i simply don't have enuf to praise it...
i m simply amazed by the awe of ur thought...!! keep thinking..!!

@Vaisakh,
Thank you.
Time taken..depends...this one took half an hour.
@Tanvi,
True to the core of it.
Thanks for reading.
@Asif,
I'm your fan too.
@Pravi,
Thanks man..This is indeed a compliment...I'm honored again..

well written.. bt sadly no amount of heartfelt writings can solve these problems.for dat, every single person in dis world hav to feel wat uve felt while writing this.. lets hope such a day wud come

Everytime your words extend far below the surface. Strong expression and nice selection of words...

No one can take away from me
My identity,
For it is mine.
Palestinian am I.

Nice :)

It's so true, we are not able to experience/reduce the pain of our beloved ones, all we can do is to feel sorry , and this feeling of helplessness is the worst ..

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good reading. keep blogging. all d best. (thanx 4ur cmnt on my blog)

Do you live in Palestine? Why are you so sleepless?

Meghana
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