poetry

When

When life has almost gone by

And it's inevitable to say goodbye

Your mind tells you how short it was

The events of your exile, fighting for life

Then putting children into the world

And imagine that they too will one day

Be as old as you are now!

You would want to be at their side

To guide them but you know it cannot be

The only hope is that you have given them

The education and strength to fight and face it all

Sultana Latifa

Being Jewish

Being Jewish is in some ways being different

from the majority

Being Jewish is waking up every morning and

Thanking Melekh Aolam

Being Jewish is the constant fear of witnessing

Israel disappear

Being an Egyptian Jew is that non-ending pain

In your heart

Being an Egyptian Jew is realising that we are

The last of the Mohicans

Being an Egyptian Jew makes you doubly different

From everyone!

Sultana Latifa

My Eternity

It's in the eyes of children

That I find innocence

it's in the laughter of children

That I find joy

It's in the games of children

That I find knowledge

It's in the trust of children

That I find hope

It's in my grandchildren

That i shall find eternity.

Sultana Latifa