Otherwise

by

And suddenly I can see

the world for what is really is

beyond the shadow and the pain

behind the doubt and fear

that we hide ourselves in

The walls have come down
I am tearing the bricks and

mortar apart
my fingertips are bloody

and raw

like my soul has always been

I’ve always stood beside

the things I believegin

the things I work with
and endeavor for
spend myself everyday

I am here and have always been
there is nowhere I can hide

now that the walls have

tumbled down
the earth is fresh and new
reclamation of the anger

bloodshed pain tears

of our ancestors who

fought slaved died for us

to be here today
it has begun

Today I stand here

proud and allowed to be myself

only because I have fought so hard

my knees are bruised

my back nearly broken
but my words can never be

taken from me

they are mine and

shall never be claimed otherwise

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Why don't you look at Lost and Found
by: Bob Wiken
from: Fayetteville, AR, US

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