The way you move
The rise and the fall of your bird as she sings
Cracking earth with her golden wings
The turning winds
The expression of this
Reason not to move
Reason not to lose
The beauty of the air she breathes
Singing it out in her mother tongue
The day I was born I was made to hum
A tune full of promise
A symphony in three octaves
Done with greed
Done with inhumanity
Her love songs brought us
Laughter in the kitchen
Sun on the sand
Your hand in my hand
The shadow was gone
Of the death toll song
It turned to an eternal tune
Our souls together
Our love a light
Before we knew shame
Before there was blame
Before the reason was taken away
In silence, we shudder at the ripped sky
Stars careening in milky mirrors
Will we hang in the shadows and whisper we’re done
Taking chances, done dreaming, done dancing
Done believing in anyone
Will we hang on the edges of some future sun
Will we witness the battle to come
Slay our dragons, breath our fire
Fight our way out of the hum of a haunted desire
We asked for nothing because that’s all we knew
A history of burned books and careful arrangements
Wise men and fools who believed they could save us
If they could keep us from knowing the truth
Love is the proof
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