I crawled out of this pit
and cheated death
today.
Perhaps another miracle lies ahead
and is with me
here to stay.
I leave behind
all of my fallen comrades
soon to be bones
with their sad stories
long forgotten
and covered by stones.
Freedom seems to be a mirage
gone
without a trace.
We were caught
at the wrong time
in this dreadful place.
Independence is a word
which has become
a loser's game
if you're on the wrong side
of such pity
and shame.
I yearn to see my family
if they're
still alive
although God is absent
for any of us
to survive.
So I am afraid to report
these thoughts linger
in my head
as I actually lay
in body pieces
on my final bed.
My requiem is just one voice
and of being unable
to save
the brothers and sisters
who join me
in this mass grave.
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and cheated death
today.
Perhaps another miracle lies ahead
and is with me
here to stay.
I leave behind
all of my fallen comrades
soon to be bones
with their sad stories
long forgotten
and covered by stones.
Freedom seems to be a mirage
gone
without a trace.
We were caught
at the wrong time
in this dreadful place.
Independence is a word
which has become
a loser's game
if you're on the wrong side
of such pity
and shame.
I yearn to see my family
if they're
still alive
although God is absent
for any of us
to survive.
So I am afraid to report
these thoughts linger
in my head
as I actually lay
in body pieces
on my final bed.
My requiem is just one voice
and of being unable
to save
the brothers and sisters
who join me
in this mass grave.
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