As long as

The People of Palestine

Have no liberty, no freedom

Those of us with a voice to speak:

Must speak!

As long as

The Children of Gaza

Live in fear of Israeli

Bombs and occupation

Those of us with a voice to speak:

Must speak!

As long as

Six million Palestinian refugees

Are deportees around the world

Those of us with a voice to speak:

Must speak!

As long as

Millions of God’s Children

Are hungry, imprisoned, and without hope

Those of us with a voice to speak:

Must speak!

Because it is in speaking

We find our liberty, our freedom

And no prison bars can take away

Our peace, our love

Which is the true Spirit of Humanity!

Written by MAIREAD MAGUIRE

Nobel Peace Laureate

 during her incarceration in Ramle prison, Israel

July 1, 2009