Dying on the Road to Freedom: Scenes from the Great March of Return to the North

Dying on the Road to Freedom: Scenes from the Great March of Return to the North

Finally, a young girl from Gaza composed a poem and eagerly recited it to a journalist, who, along with dozens of others, was documenting this historical moment. A group of women and children stood behind her, smiling with pride as the little girl shared her verses. Here are some of her words:

I am a Palestinian girl, and I am proud.

I am a Palestinian girl, and I am proud.

I am the strong, resilient Palestinian girl,

The daughter of heroes, the daughter of Gaza,

The land of the free.

We who prefer death over shame,

The people of Gaza who have not eaten vegetables,

Because the deceptive Zionists

Have expelled us from our homes,

And ignited a revolution in our hearts,

Like a storm, like a volcano.

And today is the day of victory,

The day we return home.

We are going back to Gaza to rebuild our houses

And break our chains.

I am a Palestinian girl, and I am proud.