1994

Machetes hacked away at innocent children, who had no say, Interhamwe defiled mothers because they were told to obey, An idea dug its nails into a country slipping away All the while my nation watched: the good ole U.S.A If it were up to me, 1 million would not have died, If it were up to me, 10 million would not have cried, If it were up to me, well that’s not reality But if it were, mothers and their children would be standing side by side Holding up their country’s flag with smiling faces full of pride Rejoicing to the lord “Thank you for all that you have supplied!” And Rwanda would not have faced the 1994 Genocide… In 100 days, a nation was brought to its knees But the international community turned a blind eye with ease All the people wanted was an end to the aggression But what they got instead was a continuation of oppression And by the time the United States said “We’ve got a confession…” Rwanda was rebuilding without foreign intervention The blood-drenched land of a thousand hills is forever stained, Their history will never wash away no matter how hard it rains But the humans of this earth must keep this etched in their brains, That Rwanda will never forget, because it lives with its pains.