I Have Risen

I have risen, From the ashes Of hatred, From the smell Of death, I have risen, From the cries Of our mothers, To the bittersweet Moments, of triumph, I have risen Inside every person, In my cries for freedom, For a future, To the children, Of tomorrow I have risen, In your voices, The words, Spilled with blood, As you utter them, Let them flow, For they will remain, Inside you, Inside your people, I have risen, In the memories, That were captured In sadness, in despair, But in victory, I have risen Tall, and erect, For all to see, For now, I have risen, To be free.