Sidi Bou Said, hear my plea...

This poem is dedicated to Sidi Bou Said a tunisian saint whose mausoleum has been burnt by islamists...

Blue saint standing over our glorious cliff

Hear my plea in these dark times

Evil has arrived with blades malicious and stiff

Look upon my heart and chase the shades

Great warrior glowing among the stars

Bless us with your hand of greatness and water

Send your celestial waves and heal our scars

We are not afraid of the coming slaughter

We call upon the creatures of the sea

To battle on our side and defeat the foe

Tides, shores and sands come to us and see

The infamous souls drowning deeply into their sorrow

Blue saint haunting the village underneath the clouds

Hear my plea in these bloody times

Wash away the black dirt of these hounds

Bathe your people in a sacred stream of pearls and shells …