October 11, 2007
(On the Fifth Anniversary of the Assassination of Martyr Shaden Abdel Qader Al Saleh Abu-Hijleh)
Five…..
Fifteen bullets came out from the beehive
Stung me in the heart
Left me with an endless wound in open air
Five years and the pain is still there…
“Give me a Five” the killer told his partner
“We killed her….”
Blood dripping from his smile
“We killed her and killed her Five!”
“Will they survive?”
One husband and four children are still alive!
Death was not an option after her death
They had to tell her story to a world that is deaf:
If sounds of bullets were not enough
If screams of pain and anger
Mocked by Israeli soldiers’ laughter
Do not make the deaf hear
Then we will etch our souls on hearts made of stone
Hoping the marks will tell the story we want to tell
About a saintly woman who rang the bell
Against the oppression of Israeli hell
Five is the number of fingers on her hand
Each were pointing to the homeland
Five her senses were:
She saw the rainbow arching over our lives
She smelled the wind of the Mediterranean
She touched our souls with her kindness
She tasted her food so that we can enjoy the taste
She heard the voice coming from within and acted with grace
But her sixth was the strongest: she knew!
And her dreams & nightmares always came true!
The Ten Commandments of Israel are now Five:
Thou shall Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, and Kill
Palestinian blood thou shall spill, spill, spill, spill, and spill
The Commandments of Shaden are now Five:
Thou shall Love, Love, Love, Love, and Love
Every year add more Love to my Love
The followers of Shaden are now more than Five
An army of lovers that shall strive
To liberate Earth from oppression
This is their sworn mission
A war of attrition
Israeli Apartheid will not survive
Five Salaams on your soul
Mama Shaden mother of all
Mama Shaden mother of all…
Shaden Abu-Hijleh is a Palestinian peace activist assassinated by the Israeli Army on October 11, 2002; you can visit the website in her memory on: www.remembershaden.org
