We pilfer light here in these cold far rooms Fast stolen to our beds and darkened fears Unbowed and casting evil eyes and stares On any soul who dares to dream of home; Alight in shadows, tricksters view false thrones While basking in the glow of claps and sneers Amid the stench of truth long dead from spears Like lies inflicted ******* hearts and bones; Still, somewhere reason now ignites the mind, It calms the righteous anger of our tears To carry feet on paths that passions hide; So long as we defend the joy of days Hope cannot wane nor freedom ever fade.