Poem by Dr. Sami Al-Arian
An overwhelming feeling
Of bitterness
Emptiness
Hopelessness
Helplessness
Sadness
Madness
Of hatred and rage
Trapped in a cage
Disappointment and anger
Continuing to linger
Wounding of dignity
Violating your virginity
Killing of spirit
Without any merit
Suffocating the soul
Banging heads on a wall
Denial of rights
Dimming the lights
Arrogance of power
The urge to tower
Personal revenge
A hand to singe
Disparaging morale
Silencing the corral
Loss of security
Lack of maturity
Total indifference
Complete paralysis
Internal sufferance
Utter impotence
Cold blooded
Villages flooded
Abusing a child
Animals run wild
A battered woman
An abandoned orphan
Showing disrespect
Evidence that’s suspect
False accusation
Crying in frustration
Cursing in fury
Lying to the jury
Oppressive laws
Cowardly foes
Sense of betrayal
Acting disloyal
Civil contempt
Failure in attempt
Going insane
Yelling in vain
Mental anguish
A death wish
And display of malice
Don’t even begin
To describe the true meaning
Of injustice