AIPAC-DESTROYER

--- * * -- THE CULTURE OF PALESTINE -- * * --- --- --- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- **** SHADIA MANSOUR **** ***** ----- ------ ---- ---- ---- **** Unadeekum (I Call on You) ----- ------ ---- ****I call on you - I tighten my grip on your hands - And I kiss the ground under your heels - And I say I sacrifice myself for you - - -I bestow on you the glow of my eyes - And the warmth of the heart I give you - And this tragedy that I live - Is my share of your tragedies - - -I did not falter in my homeland - Nor did I bend my shoulders - I stood in the the face of those who wrong me - An orphan, naked and bare-foot - - -I carried my blood in my palm - And I did not lower my flags - And I guarded the green turf - Over the graves of my ancestors - - -I call on you - I tighten my grip on your hands - And I kiss the ground under your heels - And I say I sacrifice myself for you - - - **** ****** --- --- --- --- --- --- ---- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---- ---- --- --- --- --- --- ---