I would write only for Gaza’s sake…

For Gaza’s Sake

By Dima Abdulhaq*
8.1.2009

If my words could make a difference,
then I would write only for Gaza’s sake.
And if my voice could tear the distance,
then I would shout to make the dead awake.
 
If I could write and the poem becomes an armor
to shield the space above the children’s heads,

I would have written a [...]