I am the stone… the silent one who fills the universe with noise,
The witness who judges you without a court or a cage.
You did not shape me from your clay, I do not belong to you,
I am the child of the earth, and my land is no home for invaders.
I am the stone… If you wish to kill me,
Kill the earth that birthed me,
Kill the childhood that carried me,
Kill the sky that watches over me.
But remember, O stranger:
The stone does not die,
It becomes a revolution reborn"
-- poem by Saleh al-Khalidi (2024)
The anthropomorphic holds the pomegranate firmly. There is heavy wind impacting the olive tree in the background. The rabbit doesn't move, his clothing moves due the heavy wind.