mahmoud darwish

• the earth is closing on us
  pushing us through the last passage
  and we tear off our limbs to pass through.
  the earth is squeezing us.
  ı wish we were its wheat
  so we could die and live again.
  ı wish the earth was our mother
  so she'd be kind to us.
  ı wish we were pictures on the rocks
  for our dreams to carry as mirrors.
  we saw the faces of those who will throw
  our children out of the window of this last space.
  our star will hang up mirrors.
  where should we go after the last frontiers ?
  where should the birds fly after the last sky ?
  where should the plants sleep after the last breath of air ?
  we will write our names with scarlet steam.
  we will cut off the hand of the song to be finished by our flesh.
  we will die here, here in the last passage.
  here and here our blood will plant its olive tree.
  
  (bkz: the earth is closing on us) isimli pek şahane şiirin sahibi filistinli şair. bu arada edward said'in de mahmoud derwish'ten etkilenmiş olduğunu "after the last sky: palestinian lives" isimli kitabından anlamış oluyoruz.