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Noirerequiem shared a letter in the
Current Events group 4 months, 1 weeks ago
Blood on the Promise
Hush now child, we are going on a journey.
We will be free from turmoil on our home soil.
We will seek asylum in the land of the free,
No worries of war in our far away home.The waves may rise, the winds may howl,
But hold my hand, we’ll make it somehow.
Through deserts, through forests, we walk unseen,
Chasing the promise of a brighter dream.Hush now child, don’t cry from the cold,
The road is hard, but our hearts are bold.
The stars above guide our weary souls,
Through shadows and doubt, we chase our goals.They call it freedom, they call it hope,
A place where we’re given a chance to cope.
But oh, the cost, the burdens we bear,
Strangers in a land that may not care.Hush now child, keep your head held high,
Even if the questions start to pry.
“Why are you here? What do you seek?”
They don’t see the strength in the tired and meek.We carry the weight of our stories untold,
Of villages burned, of nights so cold.
Yet still, we rise, through fear and disdain,
Planting new roots in soil laced with pain.Hush now child, for someday they’ll see,
Our struggle, our fight, our legacy.
We build with hope, with tears, with love,
For a future we dream, as vast as the skies above.Subscribe  or  log in to reply
Marie, this is such a powerful poem! I am inspired by the way you describe the struggles of starting over somewhere new where you may or may not feel welcome. I love the lines “Yet still, we rise, through fear and disdain, Planting new roots in soil laced with pain.” It is reminiscent of the Maya Angelou poem. Thank you for sharing your words!
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Thank You for always showing love to my writing. I am trying to get the minds thinking and the hearts feeling with Empathy and Compassion
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