We Died Yesterday
*WE DIED YESTERDAY*
Like an ox pulling a wagon
Sweating and breathing
Moaning at the load behind
Is our minds, tired and wasted
We believe in making a better tomorrow
And perfecting a remaining today
Forgetting the fight of yesterday
That killed the better half of ours
We claim to be heroes,
Fought and won our freedom
But a lie it is, we fear to face
For yesterday, we fought and died
Freedom is happiness
Happiness is love
Love is for the chosen few
We, the rest, killed by our burdens
We watch silently,
As they kill our remains
We cry tearlessly
For the tears were wasted yesterday
We died yesterday,
As we struggled for freedom
Not seen, not felt
We died yesterday.
*_Lewis Wamwanda_*
*1/15/2019*
Copyright © Lewis Wamwanda | Year Posted 2019
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