Text Box: To Love a Palestinian Woman


When you love a Palestinian woman, 
the essence of resistance seeps into your existence; 
you comprehend 
the meaning of persistence.

In her eyes you may see 
residues of a tear, 
but never 
a sign of fear.

When you love a Palestinian woman, 
your heart is tuned
to the beat of a heart 
that can never forget.
You travel far; 
you walk the narrow streets of Jerusalem, 
in the footsteps of Jesus, 
carrying his cross, cleaning his wounds, wiping his sweat.

When you love a Palestinian woman
you love every wave 
that kisses the shores of her land, 
every olive tree in Galilee, 
every particle of salt 
in the Dead Sea.
When you love a Palestinian woman,

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