Gaza
by
Connie Al-Ramahi (July 24, 2002)
A tiny, lifeless
body,
All wrapped in white,
Janazah prayers are done,
Day
turns to night.
Another faceless casualty
Of injustice and
hate.
How can one so innocent
Suffer such a fate?
His
smile was a guiding light,
His laughter, a sweet song.
A
father's grief, a mother's tears
Flowing all night long.
Broken
toys are scattered,
Heaps of rubble on the ground.
No more
laughing children,
Bitter weeping, the only sound.
The
innocence of childhood
Savagely taken away.
Hollow faces filled
with pain,
Look too old to play.
A lifetime filled with
sorrow,
With rage and bitter pain.
We ask Allah for
victory,
Our prayers are not in vain!