Free Tunisa

This poem; Free Tunisa is one of my best simply because i wrote it during the jasmin revolution and when i was writing it, i really felt that i'm a Tunisian and i'm free like never before.

Free Tunisia by Amir Weslati


It’s raining blood
My whole nation’s sad
Mr president, we’d rather just eat water and bread
Than keep you as our state’s head
Mr president ,now you got us all mad
You got us all ready to die
Because of you many mothers wept and still cry
We no longer fear your guns
Tunisia is not yours, it’s ours
Yeah, we’ve been silent for a quarter of a century
We’ve been living under your rule with no liberty
But now we know its meaning
And it’s even the air we’re breathing
Take a look at the sky
It’s a rainbow
Mr president, I guess it’s time to go
I guess it’s time to flee
Because you’re the nation’s number 1 enemy
yeah, it’s time to get in that glamorous jet
because you got us all upset
say goodbye
I know you got tears in the eye
But it’s

Too late to apologize
You betrayed us, we’re sick of lies
It’s too late to say sorry
We just can’t stop, it’s our time for the glory
Stop acting like a donor
We’re finally Tunisians, and it’s an honour

Thanks Bouazizi a lot
You’re in the paradise
We all pray for that
Thanks for giving us that spark
Thanks for leading us out of the dark
Yeah, you’re gone
But you’ve left a mark
Tattooed in each Tunisian’s heart
We all hope you’re happy now
Because we’ve finished what you longed for
The president ran away and also his wife
Tunisia’s free thanks to people’s strive
Now all what’s needed is some stability and we’ll get a better life
We’ll live in a better place
Full with mercy and grace
Yet, we need some fresh reforms
To break with the old norms
And we’re ready to struggle by many ways and forms
To preserve what we’ve done and to show respect to the precious ones we’ve lost
Yeah for sure, and Tunisia loves them the most
They let us get rid of Ben Ali’s ghost

Thanks a lot Tunisian martyrs
For you, millions have shed tears
Thanks to you, we’re now living with no fears
Dears ,we all can hear your whispers in our ears
Don’t worry
We’ll take care of our beautiful country
We’ll recover our dignity
We’re finally Tunisians and I say it proudly

Author's Note

Free Tunisia Forever

Reviews

[Sean Allen]

Wow Amir, this is a powerful work and very well written. I shall take some time to read about what you describe and I am glad to have met you.