At the gates, they stand                       As the tempest brews at night by the sea
Of the city of holies and-                     As the waves crash the walls of the city
Beasts - hold your steel!                      The gale heralds the coming of the dawn
                                               Come and see, all you men and women!
He says, they go, yes                          Old and young, gentle yet with no daunt
Ironclad, ready for war                        Witness it spread from the mountains!
To astray, they go, yes
                                                                      March 12, 2018
Prayers can't save you
From a hail of fiery tongues                   To Jo and the nameless martyrs
Clouds burning the lungs
                                               Die nameless
Their seared bodies fall                       Yet never forgotten
Eyes, nose, lips charred speaking              Buried under no sepulcher
"Willy did us all"                             Yet the monuments stand
                                               On the hearts of men and women
The field was littered                         Courageous as you were
A thousand unnamed, unarmed                    The legacy, the testament
Undead – and they’ll rise                      Of your righteousness
                                               Oh great martyrs of the movement
At the gates, they stand                       You deserved your rest and peace
Against the unholy Zion and-                   But let your will and memory
Beasts! They chant aloud                       Be with the relentless
                                               For the revolution still has to triumph
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be
free                                                                  April 13, 2018
                        April 14, 2018
Three Poems
Night every night
We march the highway, no lights
Guerillas own the road at night
Sleep not as the enemy’s nigh
Rest is a reward after the fray
Guerillas stand on the road tonight
***
Clutch tight the rifle given to you
Once cold and without trace of rue
Countless struggles now imbue
This weapon, as you gaze the iron
As you set your sights, young warrior
As you’ve marched the night, it is yours
***