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The Tea Project for Guantanamo prisoners.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Guantanamo I am Poem Against the Coffee Arabica Flower

Image from the Tea Flower Archive out of Guantanamo!

By Dr. Patrick A ODougherty

I am of Guantanamo.

I wonder about the detainees.

I hear the sound of chains breaking.

I see the guards daily.

I want freedom.

I am Irish.

I pretend the years have not taken their toll.

I feel depressed.

I touch the inside of my bleeding mouth.

I worry about infections and beatings.

I cry for my beloved country, Yemen, in Guantanamo.

I am the Island Guantanamo.

I understand pain.

I say hello/good bye Guantanamo, prison.

I dream my brokenness will mend.

I try to fly.

I hope Barack Obama will hear my plight.

I am the Coffee Arabica, the national flower of Yemen.

Photo is of the Coffee Arabic Flower, Yemen, Guantanamo!

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Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on January 16, 2017

powerful, compelling read, well done

Never stop writing
m

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on January 14, 2017

Briefly knew a student from Yemen once. He returned to his country and taught in the University. Really sharp, tough. Could out drink any of us. Whether he was Moslem or not, I don't know.

I believe you're writing about a Yemeni that's imprisoned at Guant�namo. Certainly a bad situation.

Ron

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Reviewed on January 13, 2017

Let'um drink tap water.

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