I made this little doodle in Cairo late one of many sleepless nights and also wrote the following:



Principles of Action: Cairo December 26- January 3rd 2009
“Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just…”- Akhenaton King of Egypt, 14th century BC

Didn’t make it to Gaza
Didn’t make it to the wall with bricks of tears
We, uncomfortable phalanx of peace
Hostages ourselves
Negotiations unclear
Did what we could
Did what we should
Made bitter lemonade
Took it to the streets
Our souls reshaped,
Amalgam of sorrow, courage and action
Determination fueled by the faces of the world
Cairo boy peace sign and thank yous, fear in their eye
One day the storm trooper smiled
At me! A gentle gendarme catalyst of thought:
Dominations
Money Relations
Degradations
Occupations
Humiliations
Subjugations
United Nations?Discrimi-Nations...NO! Our Renewed DetermiNations!

WE WILL NOT BE SILENT

-Maurizio