Close your eyes

Close your eyes and tell me what do you see? 

Is reality harsher than your vision of peace?
When I open my eyes I see reality and greed,
A world where men choose power and let their souls bleed,
I see the murder of Hamza Al Khateeb,

I witness his death though it’s hard to perceive,
When I close my eyes I wish that you could see,
The vision in my mind that causes my heart to bleed,
I close my eyes and I see a vision of peace,

A vision you could truly say was hard to believe,

I see fallen angels and faces I miss,

Reality is cruel so I see what I wish.

The world in a state where division is rare,

Where if my brother was to bleed every soul would care,

If another needed time everybody would share,
Where through the words of a man his soul would be bare.
Lies, greed, intolerance and hate,

Would be a vision of the past long locked away,

Pain would not exist nor would terror be disguised,

Fear would be a myth no longer seen in your eyes.
When I breathe my last breath and I close my eyes,

Take my vision from this page and witness it through your life.

San'aa Sultan