Resilient Dream by Ramon Flores

Resilient Dream 

by Ramon Flores

Mad, you say; are we

To chase dreams long begotten?

Steel wings which can not fly

Branded souls ne'er forgotten

You tendered Holy verse

Pointed fingers of mighty shame

Screamed that we were cursed

Ignited tears with burdened flame

Critiqued our sordid ways

Ignored our civil rights

By God, you claimed the days

Cloaked truths in blackened nights

Could it be we are the same

Searching for a better life

Wild dreams from which we came

Mother Earth, our common wife

Preached words of peace and hope

Blessed millions across the seas

By eve, you hung a rope

Despite our haunted pleas

Tonight, we stand and fight

So listen; to our vigorous cry

We pray with all our might

For the dream that will not die 

© Copyright Ramon Flores 2011. All rights reserved.
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A Knight Chills Guest Poet Presentation.