TALL I shall STAND
On the hot burning pearls of golden sand.

TALL I shall STAND
Running deeply into the veins of a peaceful land.

TALL I shall STAND
My naked chest is BRAVERY 
Engraved with my bare hand. 
  
TALL I shall STAND
Darkness shall not prevail my future 
Darkness shall not oppress the people on my sacred land.

TALL I shall STAND
As an eagle craving to the mountainous glorious ground.

TALL I shall STAND
Beneath my feet crimson blossoms are found.

TALL I shall STAND
Hear the sea beating loudly in my sound. 

TALL I shall STAND
NOT defeated, Unbreakable, Nor bound.

TALL I shall STAND
Freedom from oppression is the essence of a beautiful mind. 
  
TALL I shall STAND
You are the only human of a distinctive kind. 

Dedicated to the martyrs of the world

Najat Alshafie

17 February 2011