Never A Hero
Will my heart
Stop beating for this country?
The burning rubble fades in my head,
the taste of lead
no longer on my lips
Your screams fill my lungs and
I swallow it whole
my love, my past, my history
There are no more cadavers
sinking in the filth
of rivers and cries and time
Fire tailing my heels no more
Can I wash away
The blood etched under my nails
The grime of victory
The ashes of a history
I clutch rose-colored beads
like hope spilling over
a closed fist
Remember me.
Fallen petals and torn rosaries
Slinking in between our feet
The marching of heavy boots
on broken asphalt
Remember me.
My cries, my tears, my fears
Roads that meant death,
Brick by brick
another life
Remember me.
Identity lost in another sea,
Of songs that will never be heard
Caged in mouths covered in fear
You and I fight
Sing of the unsung for one more day,
Let our voices be heard
Scream to deaf ears until,
Victory.
We will fight for our heroes,
Our children, our martyrs,
Our students, our teachers
We will fight for hope,
for tomorrow.