I feel this burning urgency
to cry out for more awareness...
I remember the terrible silence
that slowly grew into a torrential roar
of suffering voices muted forever.
I remember the essence of domination
that quietly choked out all life and freedom
until there was nothing left.
I remember the blissful ignorance
that stealthily persuaded me to believe
nothing at all was wrong
until whole worlds were shattered.
I remember the very touch of pain
and I feel it here still.
I remember the vision of death
and I see it here now.
I remember the endless forgotten souls
that I sense through the glazed eyes
of all these people I pass in the shadows.
You wonder why
I say what I say,
why I live my life in the way I do:
I remember,
there is no way
I could ever forget.
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