"you are either with life or against it" funny how such a seemingly simple and straightforward statement holds a universal truth. There are too many among us who perpetuate hatred and violence. Affirm Life.
@devore504 Who does she pray to? It's comical how people like to have such strong conviction paired with such lack of knowledge... a very dangerous combination indeed.
I was pretty young when 9/11 happened and so i never really took the events to heart like most adults did... But this makes me see and feel what i should have 10 years ago.
'If there are any people in the world who understand how New York is feelin right now, they are in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip'
Was doing some research and found this. Wow beautifully written and incredibly moving.
"you are either with life or against it" funny how such a seemingly simple and straightforward statement holds a universal truth. There are too many among us who perpetuate hatred and violence. Affirm Life.
@devore504
Who does she pray to? It's comical how people like to have such strong conviction paired with such lack of knowledge... a very dangerous combination indeed.
I was pretty young when 9/11 happened and so i never really took the events to heart like most adults did... But this makes me see and feel what i should have 10 years ago.
I know EXACTLY how she felt. I felt the same way, "Please don't let them be Muslim, please, please, please.........."
@IndigenousPants While I agree with you... you don't seem to know the difference between "your" and "you're".
"My baby brother is a man now on alert. Praying five times a day the orders he will take are righteous."- WOW
this struck me- like a punch in the face. A beautiful punch in the face.
Righteous!! Her articulation of truth is blowing my fucking mind.
Suheir Hammad sistren I'm feeling you big time.
the Palestinians cheered, and its on TH-cam too....
@pimpinmia That sentence gave me the chills, too.
best.poem.EVER!!!!!! SO true!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great poetry! Just wish she didn't curse
Damn Girl! Bringing tears to my eyes!
my god this is fantastic
thank you! that was simply amazing.
Dude @ 1:47 got tears in his eyes
An amazing piece of poetry!
affirm life, AFFIRM LIFE!
Thank you Suhier Hammad!
nice!
Absolutely glorious
Beautiful.
God bless
amazing
Wow!
amazing poetry, the power in these words is supreme
One of the best poems I've ever heard.
What an amazing woman
lol @ your avatar
ssode bugantint I think it's an AWESOME avatar and it's true.
joel maqueira It's funny because it's not true.
I guess I can't argue with ignorance, can I ?
joel maqueira Okay but that's not a rebuttal.