The Gaza Poem: Burn in the Sun

Burn in the sun till the sun burns out
And cover in mud till you earn your right
Vent to the skies till it vent it all out
That children lying dead cross your mind
Shiver in a wind that takes you ill
Uncover and sleep in a cold night
Windowless on a fire field of hell
And step onto the shattered glass in plight
Burn in the sun that the sun comes out
And pray so 21 days and nights
Pray for the masses at the foothill
Naked lonely in the shadow of the stars
Silhouettes in the shades of the burning nights
They burn till their sun comes out
But burn with those who burn inside
And beg and beg to the silent skies.
Burn in the sun till the sun burns out
And just leave a tear lying beside a child
Just send a cover so that it does not shroud
The bit of sanity left behind your closed eyes
Burn inside till it burns no more
In the blaze of the phosphorus skies
Burn more when you see the acid wane
Flesh upon souls that cease in pain
Burn in the sun till the sun burns out
For the nights are gone and our days are out

Saeed Omar