Cease your fire
For I am only a child who wishes to admire,
Admire the waves as they crash on the shore,
Admire the laughter, the music, the joy we had before
I wish to chase kites, not run from the sound
To see homes standing, not torn to the ground
And to sit by the olive tree planted long ago
Where my grandparents whispered stories I know
Cease your fire
For I am only a woman who wishes to admire,
Admire the city lights in the quiet of night,
Admire the empty streets and the stars burning bright,
I long for peace in the cool evening air,
Not smoke filled skies or cries of despair
Cease your fire
For I am only a man who wishes to admire,
Admire the roads alive with cars and crowds,
Admire the peace, the blue skies, and the drifting clouds,
I dream to build, to work with steady hands,
Not sift through ruins of my shattered lands
Cease your fire
For we are people who bleed red too
Yet the rivers of our blood never seem to reach you.
You do not see the children clinging to dust
Or mothers praying over bodies they trust
Cease your fire
For we are people who deserve to live,
To study, to work, to grow and to give,
Give to the world, to our family, to our children, to our land
We do not deserve this death plague, caused by the human hand
Cease your fire
For we are the soul of souls
Together unbroken, still chasing our goals,
You crush our homes but not our will,
You silence one voice and a thousand rise still,
Cease your fire
Or choose to look away
But know that we will see a free Palestine one day
We will continue to shout for our homeland as you try to quiet us
Cease your fire, for even under rubble our voices rise like dust