Tribute to Gebran

Gebrans Soldiers

Was March 14th a dream, did it really happen?
Who did it join, or separate or give a dramatic history standing moment to?
What did it symbolize, what did it achieve, what did it change in the likes of me and you?
Has Lebanon undergone a surgical change in the 18 months that passed?
Or has the same somber routine refilled the sick minds of a few clinging to the past
March 14th was a split second in time, now lost, yet ‘to survive’ it could…..
Was the ‘1 million show up’ enough to make this bitter-sweetness last for good
1 million in 1 second was just too much to swallow, all at a time
With Gebrans monumental words ringing in 1 million eardrums every letter, every word and every line
At half passed 3 Lebanons new constitution was read and revealed
Islam and Christianity united, signed, then stamped and it was finally sealed
Did it have to take us 30 years to come to understand one another
Living under a foreign tutelage pitting brother against a brother
Whats to be learnt in these history making monumental gatherings
Whats left to be burnt of the pasts’ infamy and want to be forgotten happenings
It’s like trying to light a candle in the wind, on a cold yet gloomy day
Lebanon s vicious wind from the east has ceased, its getting warmer day by day
Warm enough to keep national unity, warm to keep away the cold wrath of civil wars pity
To be Lebanese today means to accept change, strive for unity and offer a warm hand longing for peace
The future soldiers of intellect, hope, vision, of tomorrow will build their army of a society
With pens and papers symbolizing the pillars of peace for Lebanon’s multi-ethnic citizen variety.