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A Child of Jerusalem

Christian, Jew, Muslim,

And Human,

This was a city of Humanity,

All rested and shared here.

 

We all played here.

 

Israel, Palestine, Earth,

And flesh and bone,

This was a city of Unity,

All sang and worshipped here.

 

We all held hands here.

 

Stones, bullets, drones,

And weeping mothers,

This was a city of Peace,

All fruits and flowers here.

 

We all ate here.

 

Anger, violence, fire,

And putrid lies,

This was a city of Truth,

All spoke and respected here.

 

We all listened here.

 

Before I was Jerusalem,

Before I was Palestine,

Before I was Israel,

I was a child here.

 

We are all forgotten here.

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rangzeb-hussain
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Jul 5, 2015
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