"Stand! " Poem by Lea Beima Dorestin

Lo behold!
Virtuous and divine hands
Carved and forged dust and sand
A body and soul came to be
The dawn of humanity

"So,
Stand! "

Minds and Souls
Of Silver and Gold
Should not:
To Death be scrutinized,
To Earth be sacrificed,
Be scorned by the Sun and his strife,
But instead
Should be
Shaded,
Sheltered,
Shielded,
By our Human Rights

"So,
Stand! "

We
Not he
Nor she
But We
We?
Yes, We!
Have a right to live
-You and I- We!
Have a right to learn
-Him and her- We!
Have a right to yearn
Or to be yearned

"So,
Stand! "

From every thing heard or seen
And every ‘right' in-between
All play an integral part in this test called
Life
Hence,
We all have a right to stand up!
For Human Rights

"So,
Stand! "

Human Rights isn't just diction on paper
Neither is it a quantity with measure
No!
Human Rights is joy
That small glint of hope
In the eyes of a boy
Knowing that although his roots
Are entangled with poverty and pain
That he still has a chance
At his existence again

"So,
Stand! "

Stand up for Peace!
That all Pain may cease
Stand up for Intelligence!
Stand up for Diligence!
Stand up for Equality!
Stand up for Humanity!

The war wages hard and long
But with God we will overcome
And did you know
In the palm of your hand
You hold the ‘life'
Of another man?

"So,
Stand…"

Lea - Beima Dorestin