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See I’ve been pondering why life is so f--ked up

Political wars cause tears of anguish to naïve cultures

Sorrow massaging self inflicted wounds before we realized we split our own wrist 

I’m screaming for a savior in a world of solitude

Screaming FREE US FROM BONDAGE AND OPPRESSION

Wishing my echoes would stop whispering my own words to only my ears

Wishing that America would stop provoking unwanted fears

As generations pass pessimistic thoughts through dying years

Eyes bleeding from seeing youth fill their appetite with loneliness and quench their thirst from 
tears

Now I’m on my knees yelling a little louder “free us from this bondage!” to the unknown

Red white and blue veins torn from the flesh of civilization

As an unlikely hero rises

I watch him rise covered in our lies, scars from our racism, bruised in our sin

He still rises, he still rises , such a man of power as he slowly makes his stand

Eyes of equality, justice, and change, he’s ready to reclaim righteousness 

He’s ready to heal the youth, kiss the now, and wash the hands of the old

I stop my pointless screams and stare

Stare into the eyes of a new

I stare into the eyes of you
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Wiggins Avatar
December 13, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Hey it's me me again. Thanks for the comment and I can't email u because something is wrong with my email... *Breana*
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December 13, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Wow this is very powerful... *Breana*
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