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Writer: Stephen Brackens Brinkley

The Noble Flag of Palestine – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley The black, the white, the green, the red, The flag that stands for all we’ve shed, For all our pain, our hope, our pride, For all our heroes and defenders who […]

Humanity Without Borders – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley In the face of adversity, they arrive, Immigrants seeking a chance to survive. They journey through hardships, far and wide, Leaving their homes with hope as their guide. They come […]

An Activist’s Prayer – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Dearest Lord, May we have minds that treasure and seek stillness, purity, and positivity and that are capable of wise judgments and right decisions Eyes that see and delight in beauty […]

I Tell the Tale of Palestine – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley To hold on to my sanity, I tell the Tale of Palestine To counter the overwhelming shame of membership in humanity I tell the Tale of Palestine To attempt to have […]

The Human Rights Defender – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley It’s in the Charter, article one, afforded to all or else its undone To Self-Determine is a human right. For it we struggle, for it, we fight. The use of the […]

One Very Important Question – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley One Very Important Question of our time, Is what will become of Palestine? The world came together post world war two, to ensure that global annihilation would never ensue. The UN […]

Sixty Years ago: A Reflection on the Day of My Birth – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Sixty years ago today I entered this world. with native wonders and mysteries as my life unfurled I have felt God’s hand on me from earliest recall steadying me when I […]

The Chidren’s Voices – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley The children’s voices, can’t you hear some voices distant, some voices near Some are calm, but most are not in their beds or on a cot Children sleeping having dreams but […]

Falastin – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Falastin seven decades come and gone millions looking for a home. Innocent to cause their fate death of thousands stats to date ally, foe, it comes and goes for their actions […]