Yasser Arafat
in 29' yasser opened his eyes
to cairo bustle and irradiant skies
a successful family-his life began
his father a merchant-no also ran
he lost his mum when only five
to a maternal uncle he would arrive
his father a cold dispassionate man
more for business than family plan.
In 52' his father would die
yasser not attending nor reason why
in 56' he gained a degree
civil engineering it seemed to be
his own small business he did attend
profits going to al fatahs end
al fatah formed terror cells
occasionally blowing up themselves
in 64' the PLO was created
israels destruction clearly stated
then black september came about
hussein of jordan throwing them out
to a troubled lebanon they did retreat
there to meet a jewish elite
after this Intifada was formed
continual harassment was performed
palestinians dying from Israeli shot
the arabs beginning to lose the plot
in 88' geneva he went
declaring PLO fury-clearly spent
peace to all he would cry
but militancy-he could not deny
in ‘94 the prix nobel
rabin- perez-their share as well
so oslo it was he reached his peak
from there on in his woes were deep
the walking bombs were giving there all
the youth of palestine against the wall
jb.acoy.3 para grp.© 2003
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