On November 5th, election day in the USA
You were taken by surprise, a testimony of America's fall forward demise
By the gruesome, hate filled attacks both verbal and physical,
the cameras showed civility, morality, and class are what she lacks
Pushed aggressively, swung at, hit, and even knocked to the ground
by Holland's blistering, demonic, uncontrollable winds and sound
Put your hands on my family again
Put your hands on my friends to try to vicariously win
And a jacket will show up
By any means necessary flowing over in a cup
GOD has asked me to remind you lovingly
that HE'S observing you sacrificing willfully
HE is your shelter, and HE is your protector
When the unpredictable, randomly appearing bitter cold front takes a jab,
wrap yourself in the jacket given to you and fear not,
don't hide away in a DMV cab
No giving up, no surrendering, no exiting allowed
if you're on HIS Potomac River front boat living for the oppressed out loud
I have heard your heart's plea
Oh, dear GOD, Have a jacket on me
Oh, dear Kibbutzim leaders fighting for the human rights violations of the oppressed people of Palestine to end and for their freedom to be granted Hazami and Atefeh,
"Have a jacket on me"
and wear it close to continue your efforts to set Palestine free
By: Najwa Kareem
For Hazami Barmada's Instagram: @hazami
For Atefeh Rokhvand's Instagram: @rokhville
On November 5th, Hazami wrote on her Instagram: "Absolutely terrifying the amount of hate, assault, harassment and bullying one receives from simply saying: honor and respect humanity and the rule of law. On Election Day 2024 we stood in a silent demonstration at voting sites in MD, VA and DC. We were met with physical violence, verbal threats, and rage. Thankfully the police were there to help protect our first amendment rights each time they were called (which was a lot — 12 times total just in DC and VA). Sadly, most of the harassment was from people who wore #democrat pins proudly and from actual volunteers of the Democratic Party.
It is shocking how scary civic engagement is to people who want to coerce people by fear into voting certain ways. #democracy thrives with an active civil society. The democrat volunteers repeatedly told us that we were responsible if Trump wins the elections— literally. 8 of us on the curb. It was us that was responsible— not the policies of the woman running for office. SMH 🤦🏻♀️"
