The Death of a Great Soldier in the Liberation Struggle

Donna Mattis
2 min readOct 17, 2024

--

If we must die—let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accursed lot.
If we must die—oh, let us nobly die,
So that our precious blood may not be shed
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe;
Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!

- Claude McKay

Yahya Sinwar was on the frontline defending his people against the Israeli Occupation Force. He was not giving the order to kill and then running to a BUNKER. Or using Palestinians for human shields! These men are the Che Guevaras of our time. #LongLiveThePalestinianResistance. Satan’s kingdom will fall. You like Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in the fight for Black liberation, will view it from afar, comforted that you played your role in the time you were given, and then exited the stage. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

#Gaza #Genocide #History #Politics

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

--

--

Donna Mattis
Donna Mattis

Written by Donna Mattis

History/Politics degree/taught for a while/ once copywriter. On a journey of reclamation of Afrikan identity to the full restoration of African humanity.

No responses yet

Write a response