Layal Nehme

We are the future

The future is ours 

We know our country well, one that’s coming our way that will fulfil our destiny 

‎‏My homeland is in agony,

and lit candles fills its skies

The light of joy is imminent,

We can see it through the gates of hope

The flowers of our land speak to the sky

We carry our stories that protects us everywhere 

From our citadels,

to our children,

From our ancestors,

To our existence,

Our Holy crafted cedars grow inside us

We are made of dignity and magnanimity

We are the alphabet and

I don't think about you,

I don't remember you ,

just only when I read a message

a book, a poet

or an article.

I don't love you. I don't remember you.

just only a few times.

Translated by 

Nabil Yousef