Brotherhood

The one who loves,

The one who cares,

The one who of others thinks of,

The one who has others needs before theirs,

The one who is wise,

The one who is brave,

The one who really tries,

The one whose heart you gave,

The one who is thoughtful,

one way or another,

The one who I find delightful,

My one and only brother!

Brotherhood

The one who loves,

The one who cares,

The one who of others thinks of,

The one who has others needs before theirs,

The one who is wise,

The one who is brave,

The one who really tries,

The one whose heart you gave,

The one who is thoughtful,

one way or another,

The one who I find delightful,

My one and only brother!

Insecure

With no confidence,

I enter the battlefield,

With very little providence,

And no weapon or shield,

A slash of a knife,

is all it takes,

No strife,

Not even sure if I’m awake

I can’t feel it no more,

The love,

With my heart so sore,

The feelings that I have shoved,

My heart made of stone,

And pain that makes me insecure,

And in the depth of my bones,

Is a pain I can no longer endure

SLAVERY

A whip slashes across your arm,

All intended to do you harm,

A sturdy rope ties your two bare hands,

Taking you to a foreign land,

Death awaits those who don’t obey,

Without a break or a delay,

Pools of blood upon your face,

As the men pick up their pace,

Eyes are blinded by the mud,

With some bruises full of blood,

As they sell you off with glee,

In return for some money,

Your wife is dead and so is your kid,

From the things those people did,

Nothing left to fight for,

What was loved is no more,

Your hope is small,

As you begin to fall,

with nothing left,

except your death.

Rise

From your ashes I was born,

From the happiness that was torn,

From the tears that you have shed,

And all the things that you have said,

All the lies that you have told,

As the truth starts to unfold,

As your heart begins to melt,

From all the feelings you have felt,

A new person is made,

As the old you starts to fade,

There is nothing else to do,

because I am the new you!