Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Lost Boys of Sudan

We will walk forever, eternity
From the coral, blood-splattered open grave;
We cry, but no tears will set our eyes free.

Dead eyes of lifeblood, dead homes made me flee,
Ebony ghosts slice your shallowness; rave!
We will walk forever, eternity.

So dare, look at me, a skeleton tree,
Tongue stiff and twig limbs; eye sockets a cave;
We cry, but no tears will set our eyes free.

You say in America we’ll be free,
Scatter us orphans, in vain tongue your “save;”
We will walk forever, eternity.

Phantoms of family condemn us to be
Lonely,  to torment forever a slave,
We cry, but no tears will set our eyes free.

Home stays a taunting and flaming decree,
Foreign enigma price makes us walk brave.
We will walk forever, eternity,
We cry, but no tears will set our eyes free.


Here is a link to some information about the Lost Boys of Sudan. http://nahalhumanitiesgreen.blogspot.com/2010/03/where-do-we-belong.html