By Michael Heart
A blinding, flash of white light
lit up the sky over Gaza Tonight
people, running for cover
not knowing whether
they are dead or alive
--
they came with their tanks and their planes
with ravaging fiery flames
and nothing remains,
just a voice rising up in the smoky haze ....
we will not go down
in the night
without a fight
you can burn up
our mosques
and our homes
and our schools
but our spirit
will never die
we will not go down
in Gaza tonight
--
women and children alike
murdered and massacred night after night...
while the so called leaders of countries afar
debated on who's wrong or right...
--
but their powerless words weren't in vain
and the bombs fell down like acid rain,
but through the tears
and the blood
and the pain
you can still hear that voice through the smoky haze
we will not go down
in the night
without a fight
you can burn up
our mosques
and our homes
and our schools
but our spirit
will never die
we will not go down
in Gaza tonight