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So there was this Amnesty rally today, to shut down Guantanamo, and a student activist read out a poem written by Usama Abu Kahir, a Jordanian who's been in Guantanamo for four years.

IS IT TRUE?

Is it true that the Grass grows again after rain?
Is it true that the Flowers will rise up in the Spring?
Is it true that Birds will migrate home again?
Is it true that the Salmon swim back up their stream?
It is true. This is true. These are all miracles.
But is it true that one day we'll leave Guantanamo Bay?
Is it true that one day we'll go back to our homes?
I sail in my dreams, I am dreaming of home
To be with my children, each one part of me;
To be with my wife, and the ones that I love;
To be with my parents, my world's tenderest hearts.
I dream to be of home, to be free from this cage
But do you hear me, oh judge, do you hear me at all?
We are innocent, here, we've committed no crime
Set me free, set us free, if anywhere still
May justice, compassion remain in this world!


Set me free. I found it hugely moving so I'm posting it here, because this is my emo journal and not yours!