The Metaphor For Palestine Is Stronger Than

I Never Wanted Children, Maybe I'm Afraid Of Responsibility.

Palestinian People Are In Love With Life.

And You Became Like Coffee, In The Deliciousness, And The Bitterness, And The Addiction.

Sometimes I Feel As If I Am Read Before I Write. When I Write A Poem About My Mother, Palestinians Think My Mother Is A Symbol For Palestine. But I Write As A Poet, And My Mother Is My Mother. She's Not A Symbol.

We Are Captives, Even If Our Wheat Grows Over The Fences/ And Swallows Rise From Our Broken Chains./ We Are Captives Of What We Love, What We Desire, And What We Are.