I am Malala, I am Canadian

Since the tragic news of the attack on Malala I have followed her from her recovery, to her outspoken passion for education and women’s rights especially in very repressive Countries. From the very first time I was able to listen to her, I said that this is a very special woman, yes it was intuition, but there you have it.
 
One can feel the sincerity in her voice, and she took hold of a personal tragic event and transformed into such a positive force to be reckoned with.

I have posted her recent speech in the Canadian Parliament, and one thing I noticed, in the audience, the pride of her parents seeing their daughter as a beacon of hope for all of humanity. They have every reason to be proud.
 
She is now an honorary citizen of Canada, only the sixth one to awarded this honor, and I am proud as a Canadian, she has been chosen.
 
 I have posted a poem dedicated to her visit here in Canada this month as well as an old poem I had written in 2013.

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You are Malala
 
April 2017

You have no more reason for fear
For the world now holds you dear
Your humble voice, speaking of others
You too a pearl, adored by worldly mothers
 
Touching the spirit of kindred souls
You have shown our senior leaders
A child can lead even the elders
You have paved that way
 
Humble of heart
Joyous towards mankind
Your smile is infectious
I, a simple poet, applause you
 
You have infected me too!
You are Malala

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I am Malala
2013
 
Malala
A child
From a small village
Of Mingora
 
She wore a pink dress to look pretty
While she studied, the passion of knowledge
Her beauty
Her heart shines in her quest of learning
 
This child has the wisdom
Of eleven kingdoms
For this, they seek to destroy her
Talibani bombs to most seem strong
 
Only evil, attempts a child’s life
Only Angels saved her very soul
As she becomes a soldier
Of learning, a burning light
 
Is there a man to stand up to evil?
To shine a light upon heinous crimes?
Who of us has this will?
I ask you fourteen times, who will save us?
 
Malala
A child
From a small village
Of Mingora
 
They tried to send her to heaven
God sent us one angel back
So that may we learn yet again
The innocence of love
 
She has become the soul
Of  tolerance
She has become the princess
Of  knowledge seekers
 
In candle light we may prey
That her heart shall remain and stay
So that we may learn and grow
And fight evil, by simply saying NO
 
They shot a child in the head
For going to school you should be dead
The world wept at this cowardly act
Who would save us from such evil deeds?
 
Malala
A child
From a small village
Of Mingora
 
A child
With the wisdom of many Kings
A Princess with a heart of gold
Who has blessed us all
 
From velvet skies
A smile to behold