Fasika Ayalew Poems

Compass of freedom directs us within
In our soul freedom tunes, songs of redemption
Let not liberty die in our heart
Let not freedom dwindle in our mind
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I invested in time so you can talk
I invested in hope so you can dream
I invested in dream so you can believe
I invested my words so you can vision
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Land was red with blood
Tears flowed like a flood
Life shadowed with fear
With sorrow very deep
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hard cover
tattered edges
a dull front
with torn pages.
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They relax be at ease
on the face your muscles
and your lips stretch out
into thought as you escape
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what is time?
The changing of seasons
or the ticking of the clock
From a crib to a grave
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I have witnessed and I have seen
But my mouth will always be sealed
I am a humble sinner
My hands clap, my feet tap
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Picking a moisture
of pain and hope
Relief and burden
From the depth
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At the confluence
Our souls converged
Like the Blue Nile and the White
Tears flowed as one
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Your truth againest mine
Mine againest yours
So many wars we fought
So many lives we lost
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