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Mark Lecuona Apr 2015
One too many days without freedom
One too many mornings full of outrage
As the sand pulled away from his feet
He would read then rip out every page

The words from heaven were for all men
But the boat wasn’t big enough; only for the few
A difficult man, he argued inside his own dreams
He neither sleeps or awakens until he knows what is true

Some people have to die before they know what’s true
But it’s not God who decides to tell them
Angels that foretold of his troubles in the night
Are the ones who must remind him

It is by the experience of man that he frames his picture
The color he chose is the sectarian assumption of superiority
How can anyone prove anything in the absence of truth?
He drew inward not to reject but instead to find his own sanity

The decision was made to live only by the mind
Power crushes a man’s will and his ability to succeed
We judge the results without reason or excuse
We forget what can no longer cry or bleed

The memory of the dead drove him to madness
They became more important than the future of the living
To compromise was to mock the power of vengeance
There was nothing to govern; only the will of the forgiving

He told her he didn’t want to talk; only to love
She knew how he felt; he was an idea and not a father
He was too heavy for life but light enough to care
His ideals were like air to breathe but hate was his revolver

He would die a thousand deaths for his people to be heard
But his bitterness could not overcome those who benefit
They were too tired to fight any longer
They saw the sun and told him it was time to watch it set

He was told that his life was no longer necessary
He could not operate within the system
A revolutionary knows yesterday has been locked away
The closets are full of those who pretend to love the victim

He assumed the rich stole everything
It was the land where his ancestors once stood
He began to sag under the weight of his own anger
Because if a bullet wouldn’t do it then he knew progress would
Allan Pangilinan Mar 2015
When you starting asking why,
Things get a little shaky.
This question will just try,
Boggle your mind that was all ready.

But you keep on doing what you do,
Even though you can't understand.
To your beliefs you'll remain true,
Everyone can always reach for your hand.

This is the kind of love that I have.
A kind that completes everyones halves.
A kind of love that transcends.
A kind of live that you can't comprehend.
Dr Zik Mar 2015
I told Him what was in heart
And made a test of my fate
Who challenge the cause of coming?
He wished so I came!
No any other game, no need of fame
He wished I came, same, same, same
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Be martyr, victim and clash in conscious
Are deeds of one, who is the patriot
any other big giant who was passerby
I saw and ignored him soon
No any other game, no need of fame
He wished I came, same, same, same
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Your anger is chased by a cause
Everyone is changed and stranger
Come on to meet him
Who has left all for you
No any other game, no need of fame
He wished I came, same, same, same
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A translation of my own poem written in Urdu language. The name of book is "RAH TAKTI AANKH (راہ تکتی آنکھ)"
Rafael Melendez Feb 2015
She did not keep the peace, was not the conformist in silence, was not a normal person. She was the rebellious martyr filled with centuries upon centuries of the world's anger and trash. She did not yield for a rule, never  stormed for the greater good of currency, and was born to die. But of course, not before she recieved what she thrived for.
Clare Jan 2015
I looked down a high cliff
at a restless ocean below,
I climbed the proud mountains
crowned with lofty clouds,
I reached the serene jungles
sitting in silent pride,
I did not find it...
I visited the richest nawabs
in their castles and towers,
I ate with the lowliest creatures
whom language didn't own,
I met the right-hands and mouths
of Gods we know from pages,
yet, I didn't find it...
At last, lost in thought
I walked by a crowd
Some in white, some in black, some in uniform.
All turned to a majestic but still figure
In an honored embrace of the Tricolour
Twenty-one guns and croaking crows later
I heard a little girl's cry -
"Keta 9GR ko ** ke hoena" - ** ** **
The tears never ceased,
The roar never stopped
With faltering steps, the brave-heart...
There.
I found it,I found inspiration.

(Refer to the notes)
** ke hoena - ** ** ** (was he or was he not - he was was was) is the battle cry of the Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army to honour the martyred soldiers.
This piece is inspired by the final salute an 11-year old gave to her martyred father - "keta 9 GR ko ** ke hoena" (was this boy/youth from 9 GR or not, GR refering to Gorkha Regiment)
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Javaria Waseem Jan 2015
They came like a nightmare and took us away.
Oh Mother! Don't spill a tear, your son's in a better place.
They were scared of our pens so they fired us off.
Oh Mother! Don't cry for their guns have lost.

They pointed us out and asked our identities.
Oh Father! Stand tall, I answered them proudly.
I took a bullet in my head for wearing green.
Oh Father! Be strong, I did not feel a thing.

So bury me in this land and bury me with smiles
Every grain of this soil is a witness of my sacrifice.
So bury me in this land and bury me with smiles
Your son embraced martyrdom and a martyr never dies.

Those monsters just killed, did not let anyone go.
Oh Father! Their hearts were stone cold.
They painted the walls of my school with our blood.
Oh Father! Don't worry, they will be the one to suffer.

I was received by the angels at the gates of heaven.
Oh Mother! That place was full of little children.
And when I met the Lord, I was dressed in green.
Oh Mother! My Mother! I was so happy.

So bury me in this land and bury me with smiles
Every grain of this soil is a witness of my sacrifice.
So bury me in this land and bury me with smiles
Your son embraced martyrdom and a martyr never dies.
Mark Ball Jan 2015
Die for your applause;
Collect your cause.
Just keep your flaws,
Away from my claws.
Munazza Bangash Jan 2015
O mother!
It is I, I your son.
I never did outrun
the death waiting for me.
Destiny, Martyr to be…

O mother!
I thought of you only
when javelins pierced me.
The memory of your eyes.
Had made me smile in disguise.

O mother!
I lay there helplessly.
My friends could not help me.
But your prayer was enough.
It kept helping me stay tough.

O mother!
The blood kept boiling out.
I let out a low shout.
It was your blood after all,
ran off me like waterfall.

O mother!
With final hiccup I
drowned into darkest sky.
Now I’m sure you’re proud of me.
I know I made you happy.

O mother!
Is this not what you want?
Is it not what you crave?
Your martyr is taking your
Guidance with him to his grave.

O mother!
Colleen Nov 2014
I've gotta stop waiting for you to call.
I should have prepared myself 'cause winter always follows fall,
like heartbreak follows love like some divine intervention from above
has it all planned for us, no happy ending for us, just mistrust.
It wasn't a heart break, just a mistake.
I should have been so much smarter
not to get involved with tortured Mr. Martyr.

I should have known I wouldn't be different.
You're so distant, we fell apart but don't forget how it all started.
And you know I'm not the same as all the girls you've had before,
but I fell for your stupid head game, and I couldn't even the score.
I guess I'm losing, just slowly bruising.
I guess I've lost, didn't think of the cost.
Now the trees are lined with frost, just like your cold heart.
I won't be able to revive it, I can't give you a restart.

So I guess it's over, I get your cold shoulder.
No goodbye, not even a 'Hi'.
Just gotta turn my head and forget all the things you said.
We could have had it all, but that's just not what you wanted.
He'd be so proud of me. He knew I had it in me. So, this is for him. Maybe I'll be able to show it to him some day. Maybe it'll be one of our songs on our first EP.
Harsh Sandhu Nov 2014
That time being nation's condition worse
For all to exist in yoke motherland seemed
                                                       to be curse
Having country's onus on youths to freed
So swear to intent freedom theirs' mind
                                                               vivid
With full enthusiasm, excitation and zeal
Everyone gone for country's wound to heal
Having all that time the same intent
Anyone who felt country's screaming of
                                        ******* present!
I try to feel again and again country's situation of that time , when freedom was only a word for our countrymen.
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