Cry

January 25, 2014

We are the nameless ones.

Victims of pride, of hate, of lies–

Of fear.

We are the ones in unmarked graves,

Bundled by spurning hands

And feet–

Final harvest before night.

We are the statistics.

The hundreds, the thousands,

The millions

Who fell to

The ones.

Why do we cry

From beyond the veil?

Why echo down the halls

Of the future?

We would warn you.

Look out for the ones

Who rise by crushing

The millions.

Look out for the reapers, with sharpened scythes,

Bundling into sheaves

The fruitful stalks.

Look out for the liars,

Afraid of the truth

We stand for.

We were the stepping stones,

The garnered grain.

We have seen it.

We know.

Will you hear us?

Will you hear

The nameless ones?

Do not fear the truth;

It will set you free.

We are the nameless ones–

The truth-bearers.

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Grant-Grey Porter Hawk GudaMay 12, 2016

<div>Powerful expression. Always let poetry fill your life. Keep expressing your heart.  </div><div> </div>