Monday, December 01, 2014

The Wail of the Martyrs – v4

A hum on the wind
an echo remaining
of that day not so long ago
the wail of the martyrs
when it was really the end
when it was truly over

The madman bloodied
hiding in his hometown
willing for more to die
to hold the illusion of power
freedom for himself
avoiding the dock of judgment

Dying in a hail of fire
his body torn asunder
the wail of the martyrs
decades of oppression
they rise together
singing of that day

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edited December 1, 2014
The Wail of the Martyrs – v4

(editing original again)
edited October 24, 2014
The Wail of the Martyrs – v3
(editing original again)
edited January 11, 2014
The Wail of the Martyrs – v2
October 20, 2011
The Wail of the Martyrs
on claims Muammar Gaddafi is dead
&
on the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s
reign of terror over Libya
and capture of Saddam Hussein
August 22, 2011
&
Killing of General Abdel Fattah Younes
claimed to be by Islamic factions
but that could be more Qaddafi lies
&
earlier poems about the genocide in Libya
and hearing the rabbling of Gadhafi
2/22/2011
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.
February 13, 2011
and see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua


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