Life Through Her Eyes

Here I am at 5 am sitting in the bus that will drive me to Jericho where I will cross the boarderand go through 3 checkpoints to get to Jordan and then take a 12 hour flight to Tanzania to tell people from all around the world about the struggles I face as a Palestinian female living in the West Bank. The 43rd in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

I’ve become very forgetful I’m losing periods of time I’ve lost my train of thoughts right now It’s like I’m not focused The 42nd in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

If you are taking my land I shall die on it I will be buried in it Before I let you take it Like my grandmother I’ll hold on to it’s trees .... The 41st in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

Burning people alive Shooting at children digging trash for food Killing a man holding a surrendering flag Raping women, and young girls ...The fortieth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

I remember history class When we learned about genocide, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid I remember my surprise to learn about the capabilities of human kind As if a switch was turned on, activating my survival instinct and my rebellious side ...The thirty-ninth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

The air in Gaza doesn’t smell the same It used to be of sea. The water in Gaza doesn’t taste the same It used to be of sea ... The thirty-eighth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

Suffocated by death and yet I see a sparkle in life Can’t predict the next hour however ... The thirty-seventh in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

How can one foresee a painful road and still take it How can one whiteness their own suffering and be patient ... The thirty-sixth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

When VS if Going to work and not knowing when or if you get back Going to church and not knowing when or if you finish before dawn... Not knowing when or if you'll see your friends again The thirty-fifth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

How was your week? Would you like to know about mine? On Monday, my love got called into an investigation by the IDF, two of my friends in Gaza had to reallocate, and I had a migraine... The thirty-fourth in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

surrounded by this death I learned a lot I learned to love hard To forgive fast ... The thirty-third in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej

Unwilling to forget Unwilling to forgive Unwilling to compromise Unwilling to surrender Unwilling to give up on life... The thirty-second in a series from Palestinian artist and writer Rand Sayej