How can this fight be worth fighting When the task seems impossible? When I'm fighting human nature And my goal seems implausible...
My first step was the first stanza Of what was only one poem, But now one's become two and it's No longer merely a poem
I'm writing some essays as well, Researching and trying to see How to continue with my task And to see where it's leading me.
I must accept small victories, Realizing one life is worthwhile, That contending with slavery And discouraging pedophiles
Makes me some mighty enemies Who will use both silver and lead To suborn those who'd be allies... Resistors are left raped or dead!
Judging a man by his enemies Might be a fallacy in my case, But I have never ignored the pleas Of others or forced them to be slaves
I brandish my pen as if a sword Is gripped by my callused hand instead, Carrying our bright banner forward, Optimistic as we forge ahead!
Every word is a victory, Words that are meant to be repeated, They become part of our history, A cry that remains undefeated!
Words reach where bullets cannot go, Once heard, they can be repeated, So it seems that there's an echo, Free minds cannot be defeated!
I'm not preaching a religion, This should transcend differences, A message meant to reach regions And people of many faiths whence
Will come the outrage that they need For them to protect their children, Or else their extinction's complete When they lose them and their women!
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