The Forgotten
Hear the voices of the forgotten
As they claw at your feet
You can walk past them
You can ignore them
You have the power
Hear the cries of their children
As hunger pierces their bellies
As tears fall from their eyes
You can walk past them
You can ignore them
You have the power
Hear the shouts of the youth
As men in black and blue murder them
They fought because you wouldn’t
And they payed for it
You can walk past them
You can ignore them
You have the power
Hear the whispers of the ghosts
Of those who were not saved
Count every rib
On their starved body
Every cut
On their bleeding body
You walked past them
You ignored them
You had the power
And their hearts have stopped
Their eyes are cold, and dead
Because nobody stopped for them
Nobody will remember them
They are all the forgotten
Everyone ignored them
Or scorned them
Scorned their fellow human
Who once had blood running through their veins
Who once laughed, and smiled, and cried
Who once jumped onto tabletops
And fought for freedom
Or huddled into corner with their family
To try and stay warm
They are not the concerns of the common man
But they must be
Join their fight
Join their ranks, as a friend, a comrade
And resign yourself to their fates
If you perish
If blood flows down your broken body
If you choke, and cough for air
Finding none
At least
You will
Have fought