Unleash

You have the years ahead,

a sky full of stars to chase,

dreams glowing

fuelled by possibilities.

So rest your worries aside,

bottle them and cast them into the forgiving sea

Let your voice travel through the wind,

speak for the silenced

shout for the unheard

forget the acne on your skin

the curl of your hair

let it swirl around in different directions

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Do not glance back over your shoulder.

you hold the fight, the voice, The whispered prayer that shields you.

So step forward

Fierce, unafraid, unmistakably beautiful

Unapologetically Palestinian.

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Be the heart that never tires of beating

the mouth that never forgets to speak

the smile that warms a friend and startles a foe.

walk upright and sing without restraint

don’t worry who can hear,

if they don’t change with the beauty of your voice

they will decay like a plant who missed out on the warm Spring.

Dance To the trembling ululations

Of mothers embracing their beloveds freed from prison bars.

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Let the tears rest on your cheek like olive seeds.

One day, you will touch them

and remember

that you remained the change.

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Revolt

Rise

You are the youth and the future

You are the beauty and the storm

You are the justice we are waiting for