Tag: israel
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David Becomes Goliath
When your rock was flying You will recall my smile, my defiance Another bomb dropping pilot Another handwashing Pilate Now, who David and who Goliath? The dove of peace will rise high Above cities made vast pyres A final sun rising over a final empire A Palestinian flag atop the highest spire Flying in spite…
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Soon the lions
In hiding, the brave time-biding Waiting for the right time Waiting for the fight No battle lines They are all lions Everyone in Ireland minds We fall in behind The side that’s right And righteous in the face of wicked might The smiting hand of daylight oppression Enshadows Palestinian sands
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Israelity
And then all eyes turned from the west To the desert, and all the mess And the mist, the misgivings The missiles whipping in the wind Payloads delivered which never miss Buildings quivering, the land sick duly shivers Whose pockets do we check for 30 silvers? And yet some hope lingers Some silver sliver visible …
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Sinless Nations
Obviously a sinless nation Throwing that many stones A prolonged illegal occupation Another bloodhungry throne Eagerly, easily stolen from the open throated There is no more open road.
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East-splitting rockets
Since when did Heaven Have such tall railings From silos, missiles craning Their source Israeli Earth once again shaking A sore on the face of supposed grace Chosen race have chosen disgrace Stop the invasion, stop the occupation Stop the arms stocks, stop the erasure.